The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards | June 5, 2024
Wed, Jun 5, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 255
An Important 38 Piece English Hard Paste Dessert Service
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
19th century, each in gilt and enamel leaf and vine decoration, comprising: pair of large lidded ice buckets, 13 x 14 x 10-1/8 in.; large double handled compote, 7-5/8 x 14-1/8 x 12 in.; pair of reticulated compotes, 6-3/8 x 11-3/4 in. diameter; pair of fitted underplates, 11-1/4 in. diameter; pair of tazzas, 4-1/4 x 9 in. diameter; 24 dinner plates, 9 in. diameter; three double handled plates, 10-3/8 x 9-1/4 in.; pair of salad bowls, 9-1/2 x 9 in.
Note: According to consignor notes this dessert service was commissioned from England by James Stephen Bulloch for his new plantation house, Bulloch Hall, in Roswell, GA. Theodore Roosevelt's parents were married in its dining room in 1853, quite possibly using this service for the celebration.
Provenance: Estate of Sheffield Cowles, Farmington, Connecticut; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Condition
anomalies, pinholes, wear to bases, loss to gilt and enamel, scratching and microabrasions, surface dirt/accretion; one reticulated compote with hairlines to base; one tazza with chip to underside of rim; one dinner plate with chip and hairline; one double handled plate with hairline from rim; one salad bowl with staple repair to openwork element, one with minor chip to foot
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Estate of Sheffield Cowles, Farmington, Connecticut; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
