Set of three casters

Lewis Mettayer  (British, active 1700, died 1740)

Date:
1714/15
Culture:
British, London
Medium:
Silver gilt
Dimensions:
Overall (.71 confirmed): 6 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in., 11 oz. 4 dwt. (16.9 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm, 349g) Overall (.72 confirmed): 6 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 2 1/8 in., 12 oz. (16.9 x 5.9 x 5.4 cm, 374g) Overall (.73 confirmed): 8 11/16 x 3 x 3 in., 18 oz. 15 dwt. (22 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm, 583.5g)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Accession Number:
68.141.71–.73
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: scratched on underside: 71. 10 = 13 72. 11 = 10 73. 18 = 9

    Marking: [1] Lion's head erased [2] Britannia [3] ME, maker's mark for Lewis Mettayer (Grimwade 2018) [4] London date letter for 1714-15 Location of marks: [1]-[4] on underside

  • Provenance

    Methuen family (until 1920; their sale, Christie's, London, February 25, 1920, lot 78); Colonel Herbert Hall Mulliner (until 1924; his sale, Christie's, London, July 9, 1924, lot 41) ; Sir Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham ; Irwin Untermyer (until 1968; to MMA)

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