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A George III silver presentation epergne, Joseph Preedy, London, 1804
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- silver
- 41cm., 16in. high
the openwork oval base on four supports applied at the head of each with a cast coat-of-arms and crest, complete with large detachable boat-shaped basket, inscribed on either side with an identical Latin inscription, and six detachable branches with detachable boat-shaped baskets
Condition
marks and condition good
"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 Best impaling Knapp for William Draper Best (1767-1845), an eminent English lawyer and sometime judge of the Court of Common Pleas, who was knighted in 1824 and elevated to the peerage as Baron Wynford in 1829. He married in 1794 Mary Ann (1768-1840), second daughter of Jerome Knapp, Clerk to the Haberdashers' Company, by whom he had four sons and two daughters.
The inscription reads: ‘Gulielmo Draper Best, Servienti ad Legem, Ordinisque Senatoru Viro; Qui Fidus Ecelesiæ, Anglieanæ Alumnus, cum Annui Redilus Sacerdotiorum Londinensium, Antiquo Senatus Consulto definiti, mutatis temporibus, ad Vitæusus necessaries jam parum sufficerent, A.D. 1804 de Reditibus istis augendis Legem rogavit, suasit, pertulit, Argenteum quodinspicis Vasculum Sacerdotes quorumintererat D.DD. seilicet ut Grati ob hæc Merita Animi Perpetuum, qualecunqe esset Monimentum.’