Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 25th October 2022 - 25th October 2022

Lot 426

A George III silver wax-jack

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £600

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Description

A George III silver wax-jack,

by William Cox, London 1768,

on a shaped circular base with pierced scroll decoration, gadroon border, the carrying handle with a feather-edge thumb-piece, with scissor-action cutter and drip pan, on three claw pad feet, engraved with a crest, height 14.5cm, approx. weight 6.8oz.

The crest is possibly Bury of Devon.

Provenance: Purchased from Christie's, London 12 May 1993.