Sale 16CN02 | Lot 231

Pair of William III Irish Sterling Silver Tazzas

Catalogue: English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts/Old Master Paintings
Pair of William III Irish Sterling Silver Tazzas

Lot Details

Lot 231
Pair of William III Irish Sterling Silver Tazzas
Edward Workman, Dublin, 1700
Each of circular form, with gadrooned rims, the center engraved with a heraldic crest, on a pedestal foot. Diameter 8 3/4 inches (22 cm), total approximately 24 ounces.


Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for $16,250 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

A similar pair of Queen Anne tazza by Workman dated 1706 were sold at Bonham's London on June 13 2012, lot #392.

A pair of strawberry dishes by Workman are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the gift of Irwin Untermeyer.

Generally good condition; one with rubbed maker's mark; both with knife marks to field; each with slight bend to rim and foot rim


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Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for $16,250 (includes buyer's premium)

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English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts/Old Master Paintings

Wed, May 18, 2016 at 10am EDT
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