A George II silver-gilt cream jug, unmarked, recorded in George Wickes's Gentleman's Ledger on 25 February 1742
No reserve
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
heavily cast, the shaped foot in the form of a shell-backed turtle after Adam Van Vianen (see his design for a fantastic ewer in Modelli artificiosi di vasi diversi d'argento, pl. 34) supporting a baluster body of watery waves between curved scrolls above a feathery calex, further decorated below the lip with a winged female bust, scroll handle terminating in an infant's head and shell, scratch weight: '10=8'
Height. 4 in (10 cm) ; Weight. 10.50 oz. (327 gr.)
In the possession of the The Rt. Hon. William James Conolly (d. 1754) in February 1742
Inherited by his second daughter, Ann (d. 1806), who married George Byng M.P. (1735?-1789) and then by descent to
George Byng M.P. (1764-1847), then to his brother,
John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford of the third creation (1772-1860), then by descent until sold,
Christie's, London, 9 June 2005, lot 80 (when it was erroneously catalogued as 'supplied by George Wickes, London, 1731'); lot 78 in the same sale was a silver-gilt bowl on foot, George Wickes, London, 1741, 21oz. (for which see Literature, below)
Sotheby’s London, 1 May 2018, lot 236
Victoria and Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design, SD.95.0050, folio 25:
'1741/42 Feb 25 . . .
'To gilding a cream Ewer 10[oz.] 8[dwt.] [cost] 1/2 [per oz.] [£]1=5[sh]'
The same entry includes:
'To a Slop basin 21[oz.] 6[dwt.] [cost] 6/2 [per oz.] [£]6=11[sh]=6d' (see Provenance, above)
Victoria and Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design, SD.95.0050, folio 25:
'1741/42 Feb 25 . . .
'To gilding a cream Ewer 10[oz.] 8[dwt.] [cost] 1/2 [per oz.] [£]1=5[sh]'
The same entry includes:
'To a Slop basin 21[oz.] 6[dwt.] [cost] 6/2 [per oz.] [£]6=11[sh]=6d' (voir provenance ci-dessus)
