Lot 34

The Hopetoun Monteith, Important George II Scottish Silver Monteith Bowl, Harry Beathune, Edinburgh, 1727

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The Hopetoun Monteith, Important George II Scottish Silver Monteith Bowl, Harry Beathune, Edinburgh, 1727

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Estimate: CA$150,000 - CA$180,000

Starting Bid: CA$150,000

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November 7, 2024 2:00 PM EST
Timed Auction
Toronto, ON, CA

Description:

engraved with armorials

The Hopetoun Monteith, Important George II Scottish Silver Monteith Bowl, Harry Beathune, Edinburgh, 1727

assay master Edward Penman

Estimate: $150,000—180,000 CAD

    Provenance:
  • Charles, 1st Earl of Hopetoun, by descent to the Marquesses of Linlithgow, of Hopetoun House, West Lothian, Scotland
    The Marquess of Linlithgow, Christie's, London, June 15, 1977, lot 126
    S.J. Shrubsole, New York
    Christie's, New York, April 16, 1999, lot 223
    William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
  • Dimensions:
  • height 10.8 in — 27.5 cm, diameter 15.5 in — 39.4 cm; 174.8 oz. — 5436 grams
  • Artist Name:
  • The Hopetoun Monteith, Important George II Scottish Silver Monteith Bowl, Harry Beathune, Edinburgh, 1727
  • Exhibited:
  • Royal Scottish Museum, "Treasures from Scottish Houses", 21st Edinburgh International Festival, August-September, 1967
  • Literature:
  • Georgina Lee, Monteith Bowls, 1978, p. 104, no. 297
  • Notes:
  • The arms are those of Hope impaling Johnstone, for Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun (1681-1742) and his wife Henrietta Johnstone, daughter of William, 1st Marquess of Annandale

    Proceeds to benefit the Gardiner Museum Toronto
  • Condition:
  • One or two very minor dents are not significant; a larger dent evidently removed in the fluting at about 4 o'clock of one handle; base very slightly pushed in; otherwise in substantially good condition; noted that the bowl is positioned very slightly off-centre on its base; well marked under the base and engraved with scratch weight o/175 : d/12

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CA$200 CA$499 CA$20
CA$500 CA$999 CA$50
CA$1,000 CA$1,999 CA$100
CA$2,000 CA$4,999 CA$200
CA$5,000 CA$9,999 CA$500
CA$10,000 CA$19,999 CA$1,000
CA$20,000 CA$49,999 CA$2,000
CA$50,000 CA$99,999 CA$5,000
CA$100,000 CA$299,999 CA$10,000
CA$300,000 CA$999,999 CA$25,000
CA$1,000,000 CA$1,999,999 CA$50,000
CA$2,000,000 CA$2,999,999 CA$100,000
CA$3,000,000 CA$4,999,999 CA$200,000
CA$5,000,000 + CA$300,000