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A SET OF THREE WILLIAM III SILVER CASTERS, JOHN FAWDERY I, LONDON, 1699 |
估價
15,000 - 25,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- fully marked on bodies, large cover with maker’s mark and Britannia; smaller covers, one with maker’s mark, the other with Britannia
- Heights 7 7/8 and 6 1/4 in.; 20 and 15.8 cm.
plain cylindrical bodies with low molded girdle, bayonet-fixed covers pierced and engraved with urns of flowers, bluster finial rising from cut-card flowerhead, straight gadroon borders, the bases engraved with early initials W over I M and later crest of a bird flanked by sprigs
來源
S.J. Shrubsole, London, January 1978;
Vogel Collection no. 273.
Vogel Collection no. 273.
Condition
Good condition small repair to gadrooning of one foot.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
拍品資料及來源
John Fawdery, son of John Fawdery of Enstone in Oxfordshire, yeoman, younger brother of William (lot 917), apprenticed to Anthony Nelme 16 January 1688, free 11 September 1695, his mark entered as largeworker, undated, probably April 1697 on commencement of register, address Foster Lane, liveryman 1704, signed as “working goldsmith” the petition complaining of the competition of "necessitous strangers" December 1711 and to that of assaying work of foreigners not having served seven years apprenticeship February 1716 (Grimwade). Similar piercing is found on a set of Casters by Joseph Ward, London, 1698, from the Charles L Poor Collection, sold Sotheby’s, New York, October 26, 2005, lot 82. Even closer is the piercing on a set by Benjamin Pyne 1702, sold Sotheby’s, London, 16 March 1961, lot 73 ($2,023) illustrated in Vanessa Brett, The Sotheby’s Directory of Silver, no. 532 p. 144. For a study of these piercings and possible authorship, see Paul Micio, "The Stencil Master," Apollo, no. 491, 2003 pp. 22-31.