The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection
The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection
A George II silver-gilt cream jug, David Willaume, London, circa 1730
Auction Closed
October 25, 12:38 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
cast in the form of a nautilus, on a pedestal base with dragon support and sea monster handle, with an applied mask below the spout and engraved with a crest, maker's mark only under base
height 10.5 cm. (4 in.)
241gr., 7 ¾ oz.
Christie's, London, 7 December 1955, lot 143
Christie's, New York, 27 October 1992, lot 375
Partridge Fine Arts, London, 27 April 1993
Christie's, New York, 27 October 1992, lot 375
Partridge Fine Arts, London, 27 April 1993
Several cream jugs of this form exist, often unmarked or with maker's mark only for David Willaume. A fully hallmarked example, for David Willaume I, London, 1719, was sold in these rooms, London, 3 May 1984, lot 56.