A LARGE GEORGE II SOUP TUREEN AND COVER, WILLIAM CRIPPS, LONDON, 1750-51
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October 20, 02:51 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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A LARGE GEORGE II SOUP TUREEN AND COVER, WILLIAM CRIPPS, LONDON, 1750-51
of bombe oval form, on scroll and shell feet with female terms headers flanked by flowers and scrolls, the domed cover chased with vegetables, shellfish, and ruffled shells, surmounted by an acanthus and vegetable finial, with an engraved coat of arms in a rococo cartouche
marked underneath and on cover bezel
155 oz
4821 g
length 18⅛in.
46 cm
ADC Heritage, Inc., New York
Estate of Benjamin F. Edwards III, St. Louis, sold
Christie's, New York, October 19, 2012, lot 185
The fantastic rococo chased decoration on the cover includes crayfish, shells, and fishes among sprays of vegetables including turnips, carrots, artichokes, and mushrooms backed by shellwork and pouring water, probably derived from Meissonnier. The flower and fruit cluster finial rises from three leaves with snails clinging underneath and is capped by a fly.
The arms are those of Leveson-Gower, for John, 1st Earl Gower (1694-1754). He served as Lord Privy Seal from 1742 to 1754, and was made one of the Lords Justices during the King's absence abroad. While George II was in Hanover, Gower raised a regiment in the King's name against the Jacobite uprising of 1745. In recognition he was elevated to the Peerage of Great Britain in 1746.