A HIGHLY IMPORTANT EARLY GEORGE III SWEETMEAT EPERGNE BY WILLIAM PARKER
REF: FA1292
£ POA
Maker
The domed foot mounting a flat cut salver with scalloped rim supporting twelve jelly glasses with air bead knop. The central sweetmeat pole issuing twelve branches on two tiers hung with baskets and kite pendants, the baskets with applied glass handles and raspberry prunts. The epergne terminating with a large, central glass sweetmeat.
- Height 55.86 cm / 22 "
- Diameter 43.16 cm / 17 "
- Period 1750-1799
- Year 1765
- Country England
- Style 18th century
- Provenance Flore House, Northants, Of the many owners of Flore house from 1936 Francis Brodie and his second wife Enid Mary Broadbent Thompson held ownership until 1967. During this time they boasted a very large collection of oriental ceramics possibly when the Epergne was acquired.
- Literature This extremely rare Epergne is one of only two know examples, the publication of William parkers trade card circa 1765-70 features a Epergne of identical design. The second example features in an advertisement in 'The Magazine Antiques' 1951 for Shreve Crump & Low, the oldest surveyors of luxury goods in north America, although this examples location is unknown.
- Collections William Parkers trade card is courtesy of the British museum.
- Condition 1 arm later in date 3 of each basket later in date, two with repaired handles. One jelly later in date, one with repair to foot
