Ewer
Samuel Courtauld I (1720 - 1765)
Category
Silver
Date
1747
Materials
Silver
Measurements
356 mm (H)124 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932538
Summary
A large George II helmet shaped silver ewer on circular base with compressed spherical knop above, the lower part of the body applied with shaped straps and palm leaves and above with scrolls and foliage, with rising double scroll handle, engraved with the arms of Booth, by Samuel Courtauld, 1747.
Provenance
Collection Catherine, Lady Grey and Sir John Foley Grey, Bart., Christie's 20th April, 1921. Lot 154
Marks and inscriptions
(engraved with the arms of Booth)
Makers and roles
Samuel Courtauld I (1720 - 1765), silversmith