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A George II silver basket, John Pero, London, 1739
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- marked on base amd with scratch weight 60:9
- silver
- length 12 7/8 in.
- 32.7 cm
pierced with trellis and scrolling foliage, an applied shell-and-scroll border, with a leaf-capped swing handle, the center engraved with Morgan crest and motto VINCIT QUI PATITUR
Provenance
Sarah Spencer Morgan, and by descent.
Condition
three small areas with losses and several small splits throughout to the pierced sides, a few dings to handle and interior from use, otherwise good condition
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
The following lots belonged to Sarah Spencer Morgan (1839-1896), daughter of Junius Spencer Morgan and his wife Juliet Pierpont, and thus sister of J.P. Morgan, born two years earlier. On June 27, 1866 she married her cousin George Hale Morgan (1840-1911), a banker who worked with her brother. After her father’s death from a carriage accident in 1890, her share of his $10 million estate allowed the couple to build Ventfort Hall in Lenox, Massachusetts. Finished in 1893, the house is now a Museum of the Gilded Age.