Basin
Daniel Piers (fl.1746-1753)
Category
Silver
Date
1747
Materials
Silver
Measurements
334 mm (Length)60 mm (H)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932532.2
Summary
A George II plain silver shaving jug (a) and basin (b), the pear shaped ewer of oval section and with short partly polygonal spout, the raised flat topped cover with billet thumbpiece. The oval basin with slightly upcurved border, engraved twice with the arms of Booth, by Daniel Piers, 1747.
Provenance
Collection Catherine, Lady Grey and Sir John Foley Grey, Bart., Christie's 20th April, 1921. Lot 152
Marks and inscriptions
(engraved twice with the arms of Booth)
Makers and roles
Daniel Piers (fl.1746-1753), silversmith