Live Auction 7613Harewood: The Attic sale
A ROYAL GIFT FROM KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY: A DANISH SILVER HOT WATER JUG
Lot 1013

A ROYAL GIFT FROM KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY: A DANISH SILVER HOT WATER JUG

MARK OF CHRISTESEN, COPENHAGEN, PROBABLY 1919

Closed9 December 2012

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GBP 2,375

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A ROYAL GIFT FROM KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY: A DANISH SILVER HOT WATER JUG
MARK OF CHRISTESEN, COPENHAGEN, PROBABLY 1919
Engraved with a coronet above reversed and interlaced initials 'LL' and with presentation inscription, 'GRI and MR XMAS 1922', marked to underside of base
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
13 oz. (403 cm.)

Presented by King George V and Queen Mary to Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), when styled Viscount Lascelles, on the first Christmas after his marriage to H.R.H. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) and by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire.