Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
Lot 81
A monumental Victorian silver Warwick cruet Edward, Edward Jnr., John & William Barnard, London 1838
18 December 2020, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£25,000 - £35,000
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A monumental Victorian silver Warwick cruet
Edward, Edward Jnr., John & William Barnard, London 1838
The openwork handle with acanthus leaf ornament, the frame containing a large and small caster together with a blind caster, and two cut-glass bottles with silver mounts, the base with strap-work chasing, on four claw and ball feet with eagle head supports, one side with a foliate cartouche engraved with the arms of Darby and Grant for Francis Darby, the casters engraved with crests, height 39cm, weight without glass bottles 110.5oz.
The openwork handle with acanthus leaf ornament, the frame containing a large and small caster together with a blind caster, and two cut-glass bottles with silver mounts, the base with strap-work chasing, on four claw and ball feet with eagle head supports, one side with a foliate cartouche engraved with the arms of Darby and Grant for Francis Darby, the casters engraved with crests, height 39cm, weight without glass bottles 110.5oz.
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Provenance
Francis Derby (1783-1850).
Christie's, New York, 5th October 1979, lot 191.
Christie's, London, 8th July 1998, lot 152.
Francis Derby, Esq., of Sunniside House, Colebrookdale, Shropshire, was the son of the engineer Abraham Derby (1750-1789) who made an important contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He is best known for the Iron Bridge over the River Severn: the first major bridge to be made of iron.
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