- 249
Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description
- Winston's 75th Birthday Present - Four Salt Cellars From 'The Prof'
- hallmarked London, 1810
- silver-gilt
- width: 12cm., 4 3/4 in.; weight: 342.9gr., 11oz
monogrammed WD and underside inscribed 'from Prof to Winston / November 30th 1949.', together with four shell and twisted stem parcel-gilt salt spoons, George Fox, London, 1860-1861
Condition
salts in good condition apart from marks slightly worn. one salt spoon repaired.
"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 salts were offered by Frederick Alexander Lindemann, (1886-1957), known as The Prof, one of Winston's best friends.
As Mary records, 'the most frequent 'outside' guest ...was Professor Lindemann (later viscount Cherwell).... he had been my father's friend since the early twenties, and up to the outbreak of war in 1939 his signature appears in the Chartwell visitor's book 112 times. The son of a French Alsatian father and an American mother... He was a brilliant scientist, and for nearly forty years was Winston's close friend and his mentor on all scientific matters: he was Porfessor at Experimental Philosophy at Oxford University and head of the Clarendon Laboratory' (Mary Soames, A Daughter's Tale, London, Doubleday, 2011, p.98).
As Mary records, 'the most frequent 'outside' guest ...was Professor Lindemann (later viscount Cherwell).... he had been my father's friend since the early twenties, and up to the outbreak of war in 1939 his signature appears in the Chartwell visitor's book 112 times. The son of a French Alsatian father and an American mother... He was a brilliant scientist, and for nearly forty years was Winston's close friend and his mentor on all scientific matters: he was Porfessor at Experimental Philosophy at Oxford University and head of the Clarendon Laboratory' (Mary Soames, A Daughter's Tale, London, Doubleday, 2011, p.98).
By family tradition Toby, Winston's pet budgerigar was sometimes allowed on the dining table at mealtimes, much to the delight of his grandchildren. Toby would be given a silver salt spoon to hold in his beak whilst perched, watching those dining at the table (see also lot 40).