Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
Lot 25
A vari-coloured gold knotting shuttle almost certainly late 18th century, apparently unmarked apart from a later Dutch Tax mark
21 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,500 inc. premium
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Michael Moorcroft
Consultant
A vari-coloured gold knotting shuttle
almost certainly late 18th century, apparently unmarked apart from a later Dutch Tax mark
Typical navette form, each side with a central oval reserve chased with armorial trophies in yellow, rose and white gold on a ground of chased and pierced flutes within a Greek key border on a sable ground, length 11cm, weight 42gms.
Typical navette form, each side with a central oval reserve chased with armorial trophies in yellow, rose and white gold on a ground of chased and pierced flutes within a Greek key border on a sable ground, length 11cm, weight 42gms.
Footnotes
Knotting was a popular type of needlework practiced in the 18th century. Thread was wound onto the shuttle to allow for knots to be tied in it at close intervals, see Charles Truman, The Wallace Collection catalogue of Gold Boxes (2013), page 110.