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A set of eleven Irish silver plates, Robert Calderwood, Dublin, probably 1762
Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- marked on bases, six with maker's mark, city mark, and Hibernia mark; four with maker's mark and undetermined date letter; one with maker's mark, city mark, and traces of earlier maker's mark WW and date letter 1737?; one with full set of English marks
numbered and engraved with scratch weights No. 15 / 17=1 (old scratch weight 19=17); No. 29 / 16=13; No. 31 / 16=10; No. 32 / 17=2; No. 33 / 15=13 1/2; No. 34 / 17=1; No. 35 / 17=1; No. 37 / 16=9; No. 41 / 16=16; No. 42 / 17=8; No. 46 / 15=4=2; No. ? / 17=19 1/2
- silver
- diameter 9 1/4 in.
- 23.5 cm
undulating gadroon rim, engraved with arms and later stag crest and coronet. Together with one plate with slightly different border by maker's mark TJ script in oval (Grimwade, 3841), London, 1768, similarly engraved. 12 pieces.
Provenance
purchased by father of present owner from a Chicago Estate
Condition
as noted re. the marks, the one with traces of earlier maker's mark WW has clear signs of rim reshaping, otherwise light surface scratches and minor dings 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 are those of Gore impaling Connolly for Sir Ralph Gore, 6th Baronet, later Earl of Ross of Manor Gore, co. Donegal, and his first wife Katherine, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Connolly of Castletown, whom he married in 1754. She died in 1771, and he subsequently married Alice, daughter of Nathaniel Clements. He distinguished himself as a captain at the battle of Lafeldt in 1747, became M.P. for Donegal, created Baron Gore in 1764, Viscount Belleisle in 1768, and Earl of Ross in 1772. Born in 1725, he died in 1802 when the peerage expired and the baronetcy devolved upon his nephew Sir Ralph Gore, 7th Baronet.
The stag crest and coronet are those of Sir Thomas Roe, Lord Roe of the borough of Derby, created in 1917. Sir Thomas was born in 1832 at Derby, entered his father's firm Messrs Roe & Son., Ltd., was elected a member of Derby Corporation in 1858, and knighted in 1894. He married Emily, daughter of Mathew Kirtley, and died in 1923.