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A pair of George IV silver wine coolers, Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, 1826
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- fully marked and all parts numbered 1-2
- Silver
- height 10 1/4 in.
- 26cm
of campana form with shell, foliate and gadroon rims, engraved on both sides with contemporary arms, crested rims, silver liners
Condition
one rim with dings to edges, one liner with dent to base; overall good, nice heavy weight
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
The arms are those of Coore quartering another with Gale of Scruton in pretense, for Lieut. Colonel Foster Lechmere Coore of Firby, Yorkshire and his wife Harriet Gale, eldest daughter and heiress of Henry Gale of Scruton Hall, co York, whom he married in 1816. He died in 1837. His grandson Henry Mark Gale Gale J.P.D.L. of Scruton Hall assumed the patronymie of Gale in lieu of Coore in 1890 and died in that year.