Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild - 5th October 2022
Lot 59
A SET OF SIXTEEN GEORGE III SILVER HUNTING BUTTONS
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A SET OF SIXTEEN GEORGE III SILVER HUNTING BUTTONS
LONDON, C.1785
maker's mark only 'SD', possibly for Samuel Davenport, of circular form and engraved with huntsmen and their hoses in various pursuits, in a fitted case (17)
2.6cm diameter, approx. weight 3.3oz.
Provenance
Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) Halton House, Buckinghamshire
Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House