
Property from a European Private Collection
Lot Closed
November 9, 03:12 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
A George III silver basket, Richard Morton & Co., Sheffield, 1783,
neo-classical style, oval with pierced sides, swing handle, the centre engraved with a coat-of-arms, the handle crested
30cm., 12in. wide
617gr., 19 ½oz.
The arms are those of Yelverton.
The crest (a talbot’s head, collared) is that of Longfield, Viscounts Longueville of Ireland.
Henry Yelverton (1664-1704), 15th Baron Grey de Ruthyn was created Viscount Longueville (of the first creation) on 21 April 1690. He was married on 11 July 1689 to Barbara (1671?-1763), daughter of Sir John Talbot (1630-1714) and his second wife, Barbara, daughter of Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Bt. His son, Talbot Yelverton (1690-1731), 2nd Viscount Longueville, was created Earl of Sussex in 1717. He was succeeded in that title by his two sons, George Augustus Yelverton (1727-1758) and Henry Yelverton (1728-1799). The title became extinct upon the latter’s death.
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