Lot Details
Lot 86
George I Irish Sterling Silver Strawberry Dish
David King, Dublin, 1719
Altered from a tazza, the circular fluted body with notched rim, with engraved heraldic crest to the center. Diameter 12 1/2 inches (31.5 cm), approximately 38 ounces.
The Arms are those of Temple of Waterstown, County Westmeath impaling those of Jephson of Mallow.
Provenance:
James Robinson
Another tazza by David King dated 1701 with the same arms sold Christie's New York, April 1996.
C Property from a Pennsylvania Collection
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for $2,500 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
This piece was originally sold as a tazza by Sotheby's London, July 1970 and then altered to a strawberry dish. Another tazza also by David King dated 1701 again with the same arms sold Christie's New York April 1996.
This bowl began life as a tazza and is now lacking the central foot and has been reshaped and reworked.
Marked to side of body; arms at centre with light wear; ever so slightly out of round; good gauge
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This bowl began life as a tazza and is now lacking the central foot and has been reshaped and reworked.
Marked to side of body; arms at centre with light wear; ever so slightly out of round; good gauge
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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