An Impressive George IV Salver by EMES & BARNARD

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An Impressive George IV Salver
An Impressive George IV Salver ( England 1821 )
EMES & BARNARD (1808-1829)

Medium

Silver-gilt

Diameter

58.00cm diameter ( 22.83 inches in diameter)

Provenance

The arms are those of Wilmot-Horton impaling Boyce for George Lewis Wilmot-Horton and his wife Frances Augusta, daughter of Henry Pitches Boyce Esq., whom he married in 1849. He became the 5th Baronet on the death of his brother, Robert in 1880.

Sold by Sotheby’s New York 19 April 1991 Lot 191.

Literature

Decorative Arts. A Handbook of the Collections of the J Paul Getty Museum; p. 134, 293 Illustrated

Description / Expertise

Diameter: 58 cm

Weight: 5,600 grams

Of circular form, armorial engraved to centre, a surround of flat chased rococo revival flowers, scrolls and rocaille on matted ground, the border cast with scrolls enclosing multiple textured shells. On four scroll and shell feet below floral swags.