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Two pairs of Georgian silver meat platters, Frederick Kandler and Fogelberg & Gilbert, London, 1756/60 and 1781
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- marked underneath rims, the first pair with scratch weights 27=12 and 29=7, the second pair numbered 2 and 4 and with scratch weights 32=3 and 32=10
- SILVER
- lengths 13 3/8 and 14 1/4 in.
- 34 and 36.2 cm
shaped oval with gadroon rims, the Kandler ones engraved with later arms, the 1781 pair engraved with arms under baron's coronet
Provenance
Kandler dishes: Dick Collection, sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, December 6, 1976, lot 25
Condition
surface scratches from use, otherwise good condition
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 on the Kandler dishes are those of Dick. The arms on the other dishes are those of de Grey, Barons Walsingham for Sir William de Grey, 1st Baron of Walsingham, Solicitor General to the Queen in 1761 and to the King in 1763, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Please 1771. In 1780, he was created Baron Walsingham, Norfolk. He died in 1781.