Live Auction 2737Important Silver
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER BASTING SPOONS
Lot 128

A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER BASTING SPOONS

MARK OF CHARLES JACKSON, LONDON, 1727

Closed23 October 2013

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER BASTING SPOONS
MARK OF CHARLES JACKSON, LONDON, 1727
Each Hanoverian pattern, the bowl with a rat-tail, engraved on reverse with Royal badge and mirror cypher GR, marked on reverse
15¾ in. (40 cm.) long; 19 oz. 2 dwt. (594 gr.) (2)

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773), then by descent to
Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon (1924-2001), sold
Sotheby's, London, 4 February 1988, lot 85

Specialist note

This pair of basting spoons formed part of the silver service issued to the 4th Earl of Chesterfield for official diplomatic use as English ambassador to the Hague. The Jewel House warrant, issued 12 September 1727, supplied the Earl with "the usual allowance of plate," which included 5,893 oz. of silver and 1,066 oz. of silver-gilt.