Gorringe's Auctioneers Fine Summer 2022

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Lot 510
A good pair of George II
embossed silver gilt two
handled pedestal cups and
covers, by Benjamin Gignac,
engraved with tarms of Sherlock
impaling Fontayne, for Thomas
Sherlock (1678-1761), Bishop
of London, Master of the Temple
and for his wife Judith, daughter
of Thomas Fontayne of the
Meltoopn on the Hill, Yorkshire
and decorated with acanthus leaf
and foliate motifs, the covers with
a fruiting pineapple finial, London,
1746/7/8, height 22.3cm, 57oz.
This pair of cups were presented
to Thomas Sherlock in 1748 when
he was elevated to the Bishopric
of London. Provenance: Thomas
Sherlock, Bishop of London
(1678-1761) and his wife Judith
Fontayne and subsequently
Sotheby’s Benacre Hall, Suffolk
auction, May, 2000, lot no. 909.
£6,000 - 8,000
Lot 511
A George III Irish silver
sauceboat, by Matthew West,
embossed with flowers and
vacant cartouche, on three hoof
feet, Dublin, 1788, height 13.2cm,
9.5oz.
Lot 512
£200 - 300
A late George III silver
oval cake basket, by Kirby,
Waterhouse & Co, embossed
with flowers and scrolls, Sheffield,
1819,34.4cm, 38oz.
Lot 513
£500 - 700
A late George IV silver wine
funnel by Charles Fox II, with
engraved crest, gadrooned border
and shell thumbpiece, the fluted
base with muslin ring, London,
1829, 14.8cm, gross 191 grams.
£300 - 400
Lot 514
A pair of George IV silver wine
coasters by Benjamin Smith III,
with gadrooned and shell border,
the central border engraved with
an owl, London, 1824, 15.7cm,
gross weight 20.5oz.
Lot 515
£200 - 400
A pair of George IV silver
mounted wine coasters, by S.C.
Younge & Co, embossed with
fruiting vine decoration, Sheffield,
1824, 16.7cm, gross weight 18oz.
Lot 516
£200 - 400
A late 18th/early 19th century
small American colonial? silver
tumbler cup, with reeded border,
indistinct marks, diameter 79mm,
100 grams.
£250 - 350