Lot Essay
Arms in pretense are those of Harrison of Perivale as found on the tomb of John Harrison (d.1722) in the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Perivale, Middlesex.
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MARK OF JOHN PARKER AND EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1762
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A GEORGE III SILVER EPERGNE
MARK OF JOHN PARKER AND EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1762
The oval stand raised on four leaf-capped double-scroll supports, linked by openwork rocaille aprons, the neck pierced with quatrefoil and stars, repeated on the central oval basket, with four detachable double-scroll branches supporting four shallow dishes with shellwork rims, center of oval basket engraved with coat-of-arms in a rococo cartouche, the shallow dishes crested to match, fully marked on basket and stand, shallow dishes and branches with lion passant
12 ½ in, (32.8 cm.) high; 16 ¼ in. (42.3 cm.) long
95 oz. 14 dwt. (2,976 gr.)
MARK OF JOHN PARKER AND EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1762
The oval stand raised on four leaf-capped double-scroll supports, linked by openwork rocaille aprons, the neck pierced with quatrefoil and stars, repeated on the central oval basket, with four detachable double-scroll branches supporting four shallow dishes with shellwork rims, center of oval basket engraved with coat-of-arms in a rococo cartouche, the shallow dishes crested to match, fully marked on basket and stand, shallow dishes and branches with lion passant
12 ½ in, (32.8 cm.) high; 16 ¼ in. (42.3 cm.) long
95 oz. 14 dwt. (2,976 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 18 October 2001, lot 287.
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