15th Jul, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver
2040
A Victorian Silver Figural Centrepiece
by John Hunt and Robert Roskell, London, 1869
realistically modelled as a horse and rider, the rider depicted with cap, his boots complete with spurs, the horse saddled and with stirrups, on a base cast as rockwork and with a further ebonised wood base
the base 30cm wide, 92oz 13dwt, 2,882gr
Among the oeuvre of Hunt and Roskell depictions of horses and figures, such as the present example, stand out. They seem to have been using a number of different designers through the second half of the 19th century, including Alfred Brown, see for example a pair of equestrian groups marked for 1854 which were exhibited at the International Exhibition of 1862 (sold Sotheby’s, New York, 20 October 2021, lot 134) and the Tweeddale Testimonial, now in the collection of Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Another designer was George Armson Carter who is recorded as working for Hunt and Roskell in the late 1860s. He is known to have designed the Huntingdon cup of 1869, the same year as the present example. It is formed as King John on Horseback.
Sold for £6,800
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Fully marked on base. The figure part marked on right foot of with maker's mark and left foot with duty mark and lion passant. The horse part marked on right side of tail with maker's mark, lion passant and duty mark. The stirrups and each fixing nut each part marked with lion passant The side of the base further stamped 'Hunt & Roskell Late Storr & Mortimer' and numbered '5071'. The marks are all generally clear. The reins are apparently unmarked but appear to be original. There is some surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. There is some scuffing and marks to the ebonised base.
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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 15th Jul, 2023
A Chalcedony, Sapphire and Diamond Flower Brooch by Suzanne Belperron, one of the most original and influential jewellery designers of the 20th century, is to be offered in the Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale. The brooch is the Property of a Lady, who was given it on her wedding day in 1952 by the Italian noblewoman Marchesa Maria Nunziate di Mignano. From the same vendor comes an Art Deco Diamond Bracelet, and amongst a host of other glittering jewels in the sale is a Diamond Cluster Ring featuring a fancy intense yellow cut-cornered rectangular diamond.
Fine vintage and luxury watches include a rare Rolex 'Single Red Line' Submariner, a 1982 Patek Philippe Caltrava, and a limited edition Breitling Bentley. The silver section of the sale is led by a remarkable 18 carat gold three-piece George VI Café au Lait Service made by E. Silver and Co. of Sheffield in 1947, and a fine pair of George II Provincial Silver Candlesticks, made in 1746 and 1747 by James Kirkup of Newcastle.
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