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A WILLIAM AND MARY SILVER-GILT ENGRAVED TREFID SPOON, LONDON, 1690 |
估價
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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描述
- marked on back, maker's mark not clear
- Length 7 in.
- 17.8 cm.
the front engraved with scrolling foliage topped by a spread-winged bird, the back with foliage and pricked initials EC, the bowl with laceback rat-tail flanked by engraved leaves
來源
How of Edinburgh, London, March 1988;
Vogel Collection no. 496.
Vogel Collection no. 496.
Condition
no visible maker; otherwise excellent
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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
Ian Pickford notes of this rat-tail "a more rare type is the scroll decorated ribbed rat-tail," see Silver Flatware English, Irish, and Scottish 1660-1980, 1980, p. 75. Here it is combined with fine engraving; including, instead of the more usual mask or cherub head, a spread-winged bird.