A pair of George III Irish silver salts
by Stephen Bergin, Dublin 1819
Circular form with flaring gadrooned rims, the lower body chased with floral and fruiting scrolls below an applied gadrooned girdle, raised on three lion mask embellished paw feet, crested, diameter 8.5cm, together with a pair of casters, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1895, modelled as octagonal panelled hunting horns, pierced dome covers, with duck mask terminals and scrolling handle and feet, height 14cm, weight 23oz. (4)
Circular form with flaring gadrooned rims, the lower body chased with floral and fruiting scrolls below an applied gadrooned girdle, raised on three lion mask embellished paw feet, crested, diameter 8.5cm, together with a pair of casters, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1895, modelled as octagonal panelled hunting horns, pierced dome covers, with duck mask terminals and scrolling handle and feet, height 14cm, weight 23oz. (4)
Sold for
£750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Engraved with the crest of the Irish families: JACKSON, COCHRANE, CROCKER & PLUNKET.
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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