An Impressive George IV Salver
An Impressive George IV Salver
England
1821
Silver-gilt
Sold by Sotheby’s New York 19 April 1991 Lot 191.
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.
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 IllustratedDescription / Expertise
Diameter: 58 cmWeight: 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.
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London
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England
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T +44 (0)20-7831 0221