LONDON, ONE MARK OF THOMAS FOLKINGHAM, CIRCA 1710, ONE MARK OF JOHN TUITE, 1730, TWO CIRCA 1720; WITH MODERN PLATED BRANCHES

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A SET OF FOUR QUEEN ANNE AND GEORGIAN SILVER WALL SCONCES
LONDON, ONE MARK OF THOMAS FOLKINGHAM, CIRCA 1710, ONE MARK OF JOHN TUITE, 1730, TWO CIRCA 1720; WITH MODERN PLATED BRANCHES
Converted from arm badges, each oval, the borders cast and chased with military trophies on a matted ground, the field chased with three cannons below three cannon balls, on a textured ground, set with three metal scroll branches with waxpans applied with cannonballs, electrified, the reverse of each engraved ICT, JOHN WEAD; JAMES MATHEWS; W. ADAMS, GREENWICH . CHARLES MITCHELL; RICH GREEK, marked on field
10¼ in. (26 cm.) long (4)

Provenance

with Carrington & Co., Ltd, 1958

Lot Essay

The badges with the arms of the Ordnance Office.

Created in the 15th century, the Ordnance Office was responsible for the supply of munitions, equipment, and the development of new weapons. In addition to their Tower of London headquarters, they oversaw numerous other agencies such as the Royal Arsenal, Royal Academy, Royal Laboratory at Woolwich, and the powdermills at Faversham and Waltham Abbey. The Office was finally abolished in 1855 and its duties merged with those of the War Office.

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