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A Victorian Princely Silver-gilt flatware service, mostly by George Adams, London, 1862
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
the handles decorated with shells and scrolled acanthus and with thread borders (Chesterfield pattern), engraved with cipher MAZ below a crown, comprising:
thirty-six dinner forks
twenty-four dessert foks
twenty-four tablespoons (nine recast)
twenty-four dessert spoons
twenty-four ice cream spoons
twenty-four teaspoons (six recast)
eight egg spoons
eight shell bowl servers, 1872
two soup ladles (one recast)
four square ladles
two ice cream spades
eight salt spoons
one mustard ladle
one condiment ladle
two sugar sifters
four sugar spoons with shell bowls
one pair of grape scissors
one butter knife
one cheese scoop, 1864
one large skewer
one basting spoon
one gravy spoon
one sugar tongs
together with:
thirty-six dinner knives, London, 1935
twenty-four cheese knives, London, 1935
263 pieces, in six boxes
thirty-six dinner forks
twenty-four dessert foks
twenty-four tablespoons (nine recast)
twenty-four dessert spoons
twenty-four ice cream spoons
twenty-four teaspoons (six recast)
eight egg spoons
eight shell bowl servers, 1872
two soup ladles (one recast)
four square ladles
two ice cream spades
eight salt spoons
one mustard ladle
one condiment ladle
two sugar sifters
four sugar spoons with shell bowls
one pair of grape scissors
one butter knife
one cheese scoop, 1864
one large skewer
one basting spoon
one gravy spoon
one sugar tongs
together with:
thirty-six dinner knives, London, 1935
twenty-four cheese knives, London, 1935
263 pieces, in six boxes
Condition
as note re: recasts, some monograms with later date but all matching, otherwise good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The elaborate handle design of this lot copies that owned by the diplomat and bon vivant Philip, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773). The basis of Chesterfield's service was French pieces by Nicolas Touraillon, Paris, 1740, which he had copied by Paul Crespin between 1742 and 1749. The service was further extended by William Chawner between 1826 and 1829 for George, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, when the design was probably copied by the London trade. The Chesterfield flatware was sold with other pieces descended in the family at Sotheby's, London, in 1988, then resold Sotheby's, New York, 19 October 1995, lot 453.