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A QUEEN ANNE SILVER PEAR-FORM CHOCOLATE POT, WILLIAM FAWDERY, LONDON, 1707 |
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- fully marked on body, maker and lion's head on cover, lion's head on finial, maker's mark apparently overstriking another; scratch weight 27 1/2
- Height 10 1/2 in.
- 26.7 cm.
tapered cylindrical raised body with rounded base, high molded girdle, banded swan-neck spout at right angles to the handle, detachable domed cover with chained hinge pin and removable baluster finial,the handle sockets with waved edges
Provenance
S.J. Shrubsole, New York, June 1981;
Vogel Collection no. 354.
Vogel Collection no. 354.
Condition
a bit bright; 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
William Fawdery, son of John Fawdery of Enstone in the County gentleman, and elder brother of John (lot 876), apprenticed to Robert Cooper 15 December 1683, free 8 August 1694. First mark as largeworker undated probably in 1697. Address first Goldsmith St and Gold Street 1720, signatory to the petition against the marking of foreigners' plate and extending the freedom to several Frenchmen 1703, 1711, and 1716, elected Renter Warden 4 October 1721 and died circa 1727 when his widow Hester Fawdery entered her mark (Grimwade).