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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT COFFEE JUGS ON LAMPSTANDS, Benjamin Smith, London, 1806
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- marked throughout
- silver-gilt, ivory
- height 12 7/8 in.
- 32.7 cm
on sphinx tripod bases with mask-decorated burners, the bodies engraved with contemporary arms and supporters above a key-pattern band and below a collar of anthemia, the handles rising from female masks, with grape-cluster finials, ivory handles.
Provenance
The arms are those of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, nephew and heir of Charles, 3rd Duke and only son and heir of Lord George Henry Lennox and his wife Louisa, 1st Daughter of William Henry, 4th Marquess of Lothian. He was born on 9 September 1764 in Scotland and married, on his birthday in 1789, Charlotte, 1st daughter of Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon. Lennox suceeded his uncle in December 1806, and served as M.P. for Chichester, 1790-1806, High Steward of the same, 1807, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1807-13, P.C., 1807, and Governor-General of Canada, 1818-19. He died in Ontario, Canada on 28 August 1819 as the result of having been bitten by a rabid pet fox and is buried in the Anglican Holy Trinity Cathedral in Quebec City.
Condition
ivory handles probably replaced and both with glued cracks, one pot with base rim pushed up into body, both with old repairs to nicks, otherwise good, important model for a major patron
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
Lennox likely purchased these coffee jugs shortly after inheriting Goodwood House from this uncle in 1806. In 1802 the 3rd Duke and his architect James Wyatt set out to create an Egyptian Dining Room in a newly built wing of Goodwood House. Wyatt's design for the room was clearly inspired by the Egyptian-derived interiors of Thomas Hope's recently-completed London home. Goodwood's Egyptian dining room also featured a set of four ormolu six-light Egyptian-style candelabra by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell bearing the Richmond arms.