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LOT 1946
Post Classical Gilt Silver Handle with Lion and Mask
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (8 1/4 in.) (243 grams total, 17 cm high (21 cm high including stand)).
Of fluted columnar form with the upper part formed as a lion leaping forward with its forepaws resting on the rim of the vessel; ovoid attachment plate at the lower end with mask of Venus; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired between 1980-1983.
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Grinling Gibbons (4 April 1648 – 3 August 1721) was an Anglo-Dutch wood-carver who became famous for his work in Windsor Castle, St Paul's Cathedral and some other London churches, and various major buildings of the time. He was born in Holland to English parents, and his father was a merchant while Gibbons himself became a member of the Drapers' Company of London. He is usually regarded as the finest wood-carver of his day in England.
