MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS, LONDON, 1811

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A PAIR OF REGENCY SILVER-GILT CUPS AND COVERS
MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS, LONDON, 1811
Each on circular domed base with scroll feet, the stems formed as the crouching figure of Atlas, the bowls chased with panels of flowers, on a matted ground, the detachable domed covers with standing soldier finial holding a lance and a shield, engraved on foot-rim with a crest and on the shield with a coat-of-arms, marked underneath, on bowls and cover rims
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
35 oz. 5 dwt. (1,097 gr.)
The crest is the ancestral crest of Beckford for William Beckford (1760-1844), inherited from his father Alderman William Beckford (1709-1770).

Provenance

William Beckford (1760-1844) of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire.
Koopman Rare Art, London, 14 October 1996.

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Lot Essay

The chased flowers relate to a silver-gilt fruit bowl and stand by Paul Storr and matching dessert stands made for the Earl of Lonsdale in 1812 by William Pitts, the former sold at Christie's, New York,19 October 2001, lot 299.

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