Treasures
Treasures
An Important English Private Collection
Royal: A pair of George I Britannia standard silver casters, Pierre Platel, London, 1717
Auction Closed
July 5, 02:05 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Important English Private Collection
Royal: A pair of George I Britannia standard silver casters
Pierre Platel, London, 1717
the covers with knop finials and lug catches, the bodies engraved with the arms of George, Prince of Wales, later George II (1683-1760)
17cm., 6¾in. high
592gr., 19oz.
George, Prince of Wales, later George II (1683-1760) and then by descent to
Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (1845-1923), purchased in 1923 by
Lionel Alfred Crichton (Crichton Brothers), 22 Old Bond Street, London
Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (1845-1923), purchased in 1923 by
Lionel Alfred Crichton (Crichton Brothers), 22 Old Bond Street, London