A Large George II Silver Soup Tureen and Cover, William Cripps, London, 1748
No reserve
Auction Closed
October 16, 06:35 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
bombé oval, applied with cartouches engraved with arms within the Order of the Bath and with female busts all flanked by flowers, handles rising from stylized dolphin heads, cover with Lamerie-style hoop finial, marked on base and cover
137 oz
4261 g
Length over handles 17 7/8 in.
45.5 cm
Christie's, London, 10 December 1959, lot 73
The arms are those of Pocock of Hart, co. Durham (Baronets extinct). The Seahorse supporters were granted by Royal Warrant 15 December 1821.
The same unusual headers of draped female busts flanked by floral sprays appear on another soup tureen by Cripps, 1748, sold Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1998, lot 234.
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