Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume IV : Les Arts de la table
Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume IV : Les Arts de la table
A pair of George II silver baskets, one Benjamin Godfrey, London, 1737, the other Eliza Godfrey, London, 1751
Auction Closed
October 14, 11:42 AM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A pair of George II silver baskets, one Benjamin Godfrey, London, 1737, the other Eliza Godfrey, London, 1751
shaped-oval form, with swing handles and scroll and shell rims, the sides pierced with scrolls and foliate ornament, the centres engraved with arms
length 13 in ; weight 139½oz ; 33,2 cm ; 4339 gr
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Paire de paniers en argent George II, l'un par Benjamin Godfrey, Londres, 1737, l'autre par Eliza Godfrey, Londres, 1751
de forme ovale, les anses mobiles, les bords ornés de volutes et coquilles, les côtés ajourés de volutes et d'ornements feuillagés, les centres gravés d'armoiries
length 13 in ; weight 139½oz ; 33,2 cm ; 4339 gr
Charles Herbert (Sheffield) (d. 1774)
Sir John Sheffield, 2nd Bt. of Normanby (1743?-1815)
Koopman Rare Art, London, 2012
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Charles Herbert (Sheffield) (d. 1774)
Sir John Sheffield, 2e Bt. de Normanby (1743?-1815)
Koopman Rare Art, Londres, 2012
The arms are those of Sheffield impaling Sabine quartering Sabyn of Bedfordshire for Charles Herbert (1706?-1774), an illegitimate son John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (1648-1721) by Frances Stewart (1683?-?) who in 1708 married the Hon. Oliver Lambart, younger son of Charles Lambart, 3rd Earl of Cavan. Under the terms of his father's will, proved on 28 March 1721, Herbert formerly changed his name to Sheffield and on 30 October 1735, upon the death of Edmund Sheffield, 2nd and last Duke of Buckingham and Normanby he inherited much of the Sheffield estates, including Normanby in Lincolnshire. In 1741 Charles Sheffield married Margaret Diana (d. 1762), daughter of General Joseph Sabine (1661?-1739), Governor of Gibraltar (1730) and M.P. For Berwick-upon-Tweed (1727 to 1734). He was created a baronet on 1 March 1755 and died on 5 September 1774 when he was succeeded by his son, Sir John Sheffield, 2nd Bt. of Normanby (1743?-1815).
For a pair of silver salvers, William Peaston, London, 1751, engraved with the same arms, see Sotheby’s, London, 9 September 2020, lot 57.
Eliza(beth) Godfrey, nee Pantin, married first Abraham Buteux in 1720.On his death circa 1731 she entered her mark as his widow and married shortly afterwards in 1732 Benjamin Godfrey. Widowed again she entered her mark in 1741 and continued the Godfrey business at Norris Street, Haymarket until 1758. Her trade card reads “Goldsmith, Silversmith and Jeweller to His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cumberland.