Property of an Important West Coast Collection
A Fine George II Silver Soup Tureen and Cover, Peter Archambo, London, 1744
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October 17, 07:06 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Fine George II Silver Soup Tureen and Cover, Peter Archambo, London, 1744
bombe oval with bold lion-mask and paw feet, applied with cast sprays of vegetables including artichokes, asparagus, melon and root vegetables, complex scrollwork and shell handles, the cover chased with running rococo ornament and applied with a large cast finial in the form of a spread eagle above a trophy of game including rabbits and duck, the cover engraved with later crest and motto, the base engraved with the name Valleyfield, fully marked on base and rim of cover
150 oz
4665 g
length over handles 15 3/4 in.
40 cm
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, November 23, 1971, lot 164, illus. on cover
The crest and motto are those of Pollock or Pollok. The name “Valleyfield “ inscribed underneath probably refers to Valleyfield House, co. Fife, which was developed by Robert Preston, who engaged Humphrey Repton to lay out the grounds in 1801. This is the only known example of his work in Scotland. The house was demolished in 1941.
A similar tureen, but with boar’s heads and ram’s head instead of lions on the feet, by Archambo was sold Replica Shoes ’s London, Earth to Fire, May 4, 2017, lot 201. The eagle finial appears on a tureen by Paul de Lamerie 1747, sold Christie’s London, November 27, 2012, lot 775. Later versions of the current tureen, with stands, were made by Garrard 1809/10, sold Replica Shoes Parke Bernet, 10 June 1975, lot 499 and Christie’s London, 29 June 1955, lot 124.
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