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Fogelberg & Gilbert
Estimate
500 - 800 GBP
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Description
- Two poultry dishes
- silver
- 31cm., 12 1/8in. wide
London, 1783
silver
each engraved with a coat-of-arms, garter motto, coronet and two crests
silver
each engraved with a coat-of-arms, garter motto, coronet and two crests
Condition
marks and engraving clear. surface scratches and wear commensurate with age.
"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 arms are those of Meynell quartering Littleton and Poyntz, impaling Boothby quartering Skrymsher (otherwise Scrimshaw) for Hugo Meynell (1735-1808), of Quorndon, Leicestershire, son of Littleton Poyntz Meynell (1700-1751/52) and his wife Judith (née Alleyne). His second wife was Anne (1737?-1814), daughter of Thomas Boothby Skrymsher of Tooley Park, Leicestershire, and his wife Ann (née Clopton), whom he married in 1758. Hugo Meynell, a well-known huntsman and founder of the Quorn Hunt, now credited as the father of modern fox hunting, was master of the King's stag hounds. He was also MP for Lichfield from 1762 to 1768, for Lymington from 1769 to 1774, and for Stafford from 1774 to 1778.
A number of other items from Hugo Meynell's collection of silver have appeared at auction during the past few years, notably a silver wine cooler with rams' head handles, Frederick Kandler, London, 1775 (Christie's, London, 12 June 2002, lot 77); and a pair of sauceboats, Eliza Godfrey, London, 1765 (Christie's, London, 9 November 1994, lot 183, previously sold by the Meynell family at Christie's, 7 March 1990, lot 141). A silver tea kettle and lampstand, Benjamin Gignac, London, 1750, engraved with the arms of Hugo Meynell's brother-in-law, was sold at Christie's, London, on 22 January 2009, lot 567.
A number of other items from Hugo Meynell's collection of silver have appeared at auction during the past few years, notably a silver wine cooler with rams' head handles, Frederick Kandler, London, 1775 (Christie's, London, 12 June 2002, lot 77); and a pair of sauceboats, Eliza Godfrey, London, 1765 (Christie's, London, 9 November 1994, lot 183, previously sold by the Meynell family at Christie's, 7 March 1990, lot 141). A silver tea kettle and lampstand, Benjamin Gignac, London, 1750, engraved with the arms of Hugo Meynell's brother-in-law, was sold at Christie's, London, on 22 January 2009, lot 567.