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A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV SILVER SOUP TUREENS, COVERS AND LINERS, PAUL STORR FOR STORR & MORTIMER, LONDON, 1831, THE LINERS, 1832
Estimate
35,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
- 44cm, 17 1/4 in over handles
oval, each engraved with coats-of-arms, crests, earl's coronets, mottos and supporters, cast lions' paw and foliage feet, similar handles, gadroon borders, pomegranate finials, the undersides stamped 116 STORR & MORTIMER
Literature
J. M. Robinson, 'Carlton and the Stapletons: The History of a Recusant Family', The Connoisseur, Vol. 202, September 1979, p.19
Condition
Some wear and many dents, crests and coronets on covers look as if they might have been re-sited and re-engraved, each finial with losses.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The arms are those of Howard impaling Leveson-Gower for Henry Charles Howard, Earl of Surrey (1791-1856), who succeded as 13th Duke of Norfolk on the death of his father in 1842. He married in 1814 Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower (d. 1870), daughter of the 1st Duke of Sutherland.