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Twenty-eight matching Victorian silver dinner plates, nineteen, Mortimer and Hunt, nine, John Samuel Hunt, for Mortimer & Hunt and Hunt & Roskell, London, 1840-41
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Silver
- 26.7cm., 10 1/2 in. diameter
shaped circular with rocaille and leafy scroll cast rims, one shell embellished with an applied coronet above an engraved crest and motto in garter
Condition
All with clear marks. Possibly later engraved. The centres with light scratches from blades and tines, some with pitted areas. Generally good.
"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 Westminster quartering Grosvenor accolé with those of Westminster quartering Grosvenor with Egerton quartering Grey in pretence for Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, (1767-1845) and his wife Eleanor (d.1846), only daughter of Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton, who he married in 1794.