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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER ENTRÉE DISHES AND COVERS, ROBERT SHARP, LONDON, 1789
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- silver
- 27cm, 10 ¾ in wide
the dishes engraved with a coat-of-arms and supporters below a baron's coronet, domed covers similarly engraved on either side
Condition
Overall condition of dishes, covers and marks is good, dishes have multiple knife-cuts in the interiors; the arms are probably circa 1838 (see lot 428, a pair of Victorian entrée dishes and covers, Garrard, 1838, with the same arms and style of engraving). The dishes with scratch weights: 'N1 41"14,' 'N2 42"5,' 'N3 43"2' and 'N4 43"10,' the covers numbered 1 to 4, overall good.
For further queries please contact the Silver Department directly on +44(0)207.293.5100
"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 Smith quartering Carrington for Robert John Smith (afterwards Carrington), 2nd Baron Carrington of Upton, Nottinghamshire, who succeeded to the title upon the death of his father on 18 September 1838. Born on 16 January 1796, the only son and heir of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington by his first wife, Anne, first daughter of Lewyns Boldero-Barnard of Cave Castle, Yorkshire, he was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. He was MP for Wendover from 1818 to 1820, for Bucks from 1820 to 1831 and for High Wycombe from 1831 to 1838. He died in 1868 when he was was succeeded by his son and heir, Charles Robert, by his second wife.