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Toilet Bowl and Cover
Marked by: George Wickes (free 1720)
English (London)
1741–42
Object Place: London
Medium/Technique
Silver (sterling standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 17 x 10.4 cm (4 1/2 x 6 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Weight: 21 oz (964g)
Weight: 21 oz (964g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.934.2a-b
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
Catalogue Raisonné
cat. no. 111
Description
Marks
Struck under bases with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1741-2) and with maker's mark of George Wickes.
ProvenanceThe Dormer Collection. June 12, 1923, sold by an anonymous owner at Christie's, London, lot 66. July 1, 1925, sold by an anonymous owner at Christie's, London, lot 137. October 27, 1992, sold by an anonymous owner at Christie's, London, lot 371 where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)