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A Victorian Silver Sauce boat, John Samuel Hunt, London, 1843
Estimate
5,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
marked on underside, numbered 1567, and stamped HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR MORTIMER & HUNT, also engraved Scoville
- Silver
- length 9 1/8 in.
- 23.2cm
with shaped rim applied with foliage, the sides chased, flat-chased and engraved with panels of lattice enclosed within scrolls, scrolling foliage and lobes headed by foliage, engraved under spout with initials MB under a crest, the handle fully modeled as a lion, raised on three scroll supports with shellwork terminals
Provenance
The crest and monogram are those of Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow, M.P. for Middlesborough, naturalized by act of Parliament, son of Heinrich Bolcow of Varchow, Mecklenburg.
Condition
good condition, decoration crisp
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.