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A Sheffield plate supper service, Matthew Boulton & Plate Co of Soho, Birmingham, circa 1825
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- silver
- hot-water base, 58cm, 22 3/4in over handles; the vase and cover, 29.5cm, 11 5/8in high; the dishes, 34cm, 13 3/8in wide
comprising: a large circular two-handled hot-water base on four paw and foliate supports, a central vase and cover, and four curved rectangular entree dishes and covers, foliate handles, the vase and dish covers all engraved with a crest, garter motto (Deo Non Fortunæ) and an esquire's helmet
Condition
Overall very good condition, with a small dent in the lid of the vase cover and another in one of the entree dish covers
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The crest and motto are those of Gardiner of Coombe Lodge, near Whitchurch and Pangbourne, Oxfordshire. Coombe Lodge at about the time of the manufacture of this supper service was the seat of Samuel Gardiner (1755-1827) who was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles Wrighte Gardiner (1783-1837). The latter was for many years Military Secretary to the East India Company’s Government at Calcutta.
‘SUPPER SERVICES AND TEA MACHINES. Specimens of both these “combined” productions are very scarce; they were quite the largest and most expensive of all the articles made in Old Sheffield Plate. . . . As regards the supper stands they would presumably be in use for theatre goers, chiefly in London, where a century ago fashionable restaurants were not so numberous as to-day, and people were more largely entertained in private houses.’ (Frederick Bradbury, A History of Old Sheffield Plate, Sheffield, 1912, p. 344)