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TWO MATCHING ROYAL EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER SAUCE BOATS, MORTIMER & HUNT, LONDON, 1842
Lot Closed
October 20, 02:06 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
TWO MATCHING ROYAL EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER SAUCE BOATS, MORTIMER & HUNT, LONDON, 1842
of oval form, raised on three cast and applied scroll feet with rocaille decoration, the sides chased with engraved rococo style decoration, the handle formed as a horse rampant regardant on foliate scroll support, one front with an engraved mirror cypher beneath a crown, stamped 1141 and with engraved German weight, the other with cypher WS below a crown, stamped 1138
maker's mark for John S. Hunt, John Mortimer and John Samuel Hunt
50 oz 15 dwt
1580 g
length 8¾ in.
22.3 cm
The date and royal crowned "W" monogram engraved on one of these sauceboats suggest it may be part of Hunt & Mortimer's deliveries for William, 8th Duke of Brunswick (1806-1884), who succeeded his brother in 1831.
The Duke's dinner service was delivered between 1840 and 1842, when Mortimer and Hunt, who were also delivering silver for his relative Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (son of George III). A portion of the service was sold Christie's, London, April 11, 1951, lots 153-157. Pieces recently on the market include twenty-four dinner plates (Christie's, New York, May 17, 2012, lot 49); meat platters (Sotheby's, New York, May 23, 2012, lot 146 and Theodore Bruce, Sydney Australia, February 18, 2015, lot 183), and a smaller sauce boat (Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, NC, March 15, 2014, lot 844).