Lot 272
An unusual George II tea kettle stand,
Auction: 23 May 2007 at 12:00 BST
Description
London 1736, by Robert Abercromby, of shaped triangular outline, with scalloped edge, raised on three hoof feet, with engraved crest to the centre
Dimensions
22cm wide, 14oz
Footnote
The armorials are for Sir Edward Smyth Bt., Hill Hall, Theydon Mount, Epping Essex.
Hill Hall is a substantial country house, now largely ruined following a fire in 1969. The Hall is a Grade I Listed, early Renaissance brick house built between 1569-75, possibly replacing an earlier house, occupied since the 12th century, on the same site. Hill Hall represents a landmark in the introduction of Renaissance Forms into English Architecture. The site is also a Registered Historic Park and Garden (Grade II) covering over 50 hectares, substantial parts of which were designed by Repton in 1791.
In 1717 Arabella and Lord George Howard conveyed the manor to Sir Edward Smyth.
With engraved scratch weight of 14=10