- 587
WILLIAM III SILVER TANKARD, JOHN PORTER, LONDON, 1701
Estimate
2,000 - 4,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- silver
- Height 7 1/2 in.
Front engraved The gift of Isabel Goosey Virgin to the Church of Galby 1701, marked on body, cover and handle.
Provenance
Jonathan Trace, New York, 2002.
Literature
John Harwood Hill, The History of Market Harborough... Leicestershire, Leicester, 1875, p. 106.
Condition
some denting to interior base, small repair to cover, molded foot splitting at seam, handle with extra solder at lower terminal join to body, otherwise 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.
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
Galby or Gaulby lies seven miles south-east of Leicester. The will of Isabel Goosey, dated 18 July 1700, stated "I give and bequeath to the church of Galby £8 to buy a silver flagon or some such convenient vessel for the blessed sacrament for ever." She died in 1701, aged 71, and was buried in the Gaulby churchyard; she left £1 to the poor of Norton and the same to the poor of Gaulby (Andrew David Hedderwich Trollope, An inventory of the Church plate of Leicestershire).