Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 506
A Victorian silver kettle stand / brazier
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500
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Description
A Victorian silver kettle stand / brazier,
by John Mortimer and Samuel Hunt, London 1841,
tapering circular form, pierced and chased foliate scroll decoration, applied with the armorial of the Earl of Grosvenor, on four foliate scroll feet, with a later pull-out electroplated liner, diameter 21.3cm, approx. weight 39.5oz.
In 1831 Robert 2nd Earl Grosvenor (1767-1845) was created 1st Marquess of Westminster, he got the Order of the Garter in 1841.