James Giles (British, 1718-1780), circa 1770 A rare trio of ...

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£2,000 - £4,000

James Giles (British, 1718-1780), circa 1770
A rare trio of Bristol blue glass vases with gilt peacock design within fine foliate decoration.
In an Asprey fitted leather presentation case inscribed 'Investcorp / Presented to / the Rt. Hon. Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, OM FRS. / By / Nemir A. Kirdar / President and Chief Executive Officer / To mark the opening of Investcorp's new offices at / 48 Grosvenor Street, London, W1 / On Thursday October 27th 1994.'

James Giles is best known as a decorator of Worcester porcelain. Around a fifth of his workshop's production was in gilded and enamelled glass of the highest quality. Giles bought his glass from the White Friar's Glass House.

Provenance:
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013);
Thence by descent

Dimensions:
(Case) 7 in. (H) x 23 in. (W) x 13 in. (D)
(Single large vase) 8.5 in. (H) x 5 in. (W)
(Two smaller vases) 7 in. (H) x 4.5 in. (W)