A GIFT FROM DAVID GARRICK: A GEORGE III WHITE METAL MOUNTED ORNAMENT
made from a section of branch surmounted by a gentleman aiming his musket, the silver mounts around the top and the base inscribed “From Shakespear’s Mulberry Tree given by Mr Garrick, 1778 to Thomas Hutchings Medlycott”, 14.5cm high
Provenance: A gift to Thomas Hutchings Medlycott in 1778 and thence by descent.
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£1,500 - £2,500
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Hammer price:
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£4,200 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Although there are numerous souvenirs purporting to have been made from the tree felled in the garden of Shakespeare’s house in Stratford-upon-Avon the inscription on this piece indicates that it was a personal gift from the renowned actor to Thomas Hutchings Medlycott. No link between the two men has been established, but Sir Mervin Medlycott conjectured that they may have been shooting acquaintances.
