- 14
probably Charles Chesterman, London
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description
- The Yeats' Teapot on stand
- silver, wood handle
- teapot: 29.5cm., 11 5/8 in. wide ; stand: 15.3cm., 6in. wide ; 611.3gr.; 19oz. 12dwt.
bright-cut engraving, teapot and stand engraved with the Yeats' crest
Condition
overall good condition apart from minor surface scratches commensurate with age and use, solder repairs to silver at junction with wood handle when probably replaced. traces of crest on one side of teapot. Clear marks on stand, cover and body.
"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
Not much is know about the Yeats family until the 1770s when Benjamin William Yeats is recorded as a wholesale linen merchant of William Street, Dublin. By his marriage with Mary Butler, he gave his descendants pretension to grander origins: the name ‘Butler’ was of aristocratic lineage and linked them back to the great Norman dynasty of the Dukes of Ormond and an ancestor had married with the Voisin family, a family of bankers and goldsmiths from Orleans, which brought them the Huguenot connection. Interestingly, the crest of the Yeats family is of the homophone family ‘Yates’. It is not known whether this was their original name or they made it theirs, but it has been certainly proudly engraved on family silver and Lolly used it on her bookplate (lot 187).