Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
A GEORGE III SILVER FOUR-BRANCH ÉPERGNE, THOMAS PITTS I, LONDON, 1779
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A GEORGE III SILVER FOUR-BRANCH ÉPERGNE, THOMAS PITTS I, LONDON, 1779
neo-classical form; the oval frame pierced and beaded with husk festoons below and four curved claw feet, the four detachable branches holding lobed circular pierced and festooned dishes, the centre with a large matching oval bowl
35cm., 13¾in. high
2304gr., 74oz.
Inventory of the Best Plate, September 1845, ‘1 Epergne’;
Inventory, 1893, ‘1 Epergne Stand with small dishes (openwork chased with four branches…)'