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A Set of Four Victorian Silver-gilt Dessert Stands, Robert Garrard for R. & S. Garrard, London, 1857
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- marked on undersides of shell dishes and stamped R&S GARRARD PANTON ST LONDON, finials apparently unmarked
- silver-gilt
- heights 16 3/8 in. and 14 5/8 in.
- 41.5 cm, 37.1 cm
comprising a pair of larger stands and a pair of smaller stands, each on three shell and scroll feet rising to three openwork shell-shaped dishes extending from a scrolling central support applied with berries and flowers, all surmounted by an openwork flower-form dish, the later detachable bud finials springing from leaves.
Provenance
Christie's Geneva, November 8, 1977, lot 34
Condition
a smaller stand with old repair to underside of one shell dish and with four splits to central support under shell dishes, other small stand with three old repairs to underside of a shell dish,
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.