16th Jul, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST

Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver

 
  Lot 2089
 

2089

A Pair of William IV Old Sheffield Plate Wine-Coolers, Collars and Liners
Apparently Unmarked, Circa 1830

tapering melon fluted and on foliage and flower cast base, with openwork scroll and rocaille handles, engraved with a coat-of-arms, with conforming collar and liner

26cm high

Provenance:
Almost certainly Sir Richard Brooke, 6th Baronet of Norton Priory (1785-1865).
Tennants, 18 November 2017, lot 535.

The arms are those of Brooke, almost certainly for Sir Richard Brooke, 6th Baronet of Norton Priory (1785-1865).

There have been six baronetcies created for families with the name Brooke, with the first created in December 1662 for Henry Brooke of Norton Priory, Chester (d.1664). Despite being a Parliamentarian during the Civil War Henry was created 1st Baronet of Norton Priory by Charles II. The coat-of-arms on the present pair of wine-coolers show only the coat-of-arms of Brooke without a further clue to indicate exactly who they are engraved for but it seems most likely they were made for Sir Richard Brooke, 6th Baronet of Norton Priory (1785-1865). He was the son of Sir Richard, 5th Baronet, who died in 1795 so the arms certainly cannot relate to him. As the 6th Baronet didn't die until 1865 it would also seem unlikely that the arms are those of his son, another Richard, who succeeded him as 7th Baronet.

Sir Richard matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1804 and was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws in 1810. He acted as Sheriff of Cheshire in 1817 and 1818. He married, in 1809, Harrriot, daughter of Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronette and Harriet Kinloch, in 1809 and together had eight children. On his death in 1865 he was succeeded by his eldest son, and sixth child as 7th Baronet.

Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £700 - £1,000


 

There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The wear is noticeable as a softening to the high point and some very minor areas where the copper shows through. One rocks slightly when placed on a flat surface.

 


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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 16th Jul, 2022

To include attractive and beautiful pieces of jewellery, with a selection of fine jewels by Boodles, Bulgari, Chopard, Tiffany, Hennell and Cartier, a strong selection of vintage collector’s and luxury modern watches, and fine pieces of period silver.

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