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MARK OF JOHN EMES, LONDON, 1803
Details
A George III silver tobacco-jar
Mark of John Emes, London, 1803
Barrel-shaped, with moulded borders and mid-ribs and vertically incised bands to suggest hoops and staves, the detachable cover applied with a cast pickaxe finial, the body and cover engraved with a crest, marked on base and cover bezel
5in. (12cm.) high
12oz. (403gr.)
The crest is that of Thellusson, presumably for Charles Thellusson M.P. (1770-1815)
Mark of John Emes, London, 1803
Barrel-shaped, with moulded borders and mid-ribs and vertically incised bands to suggest hoops and staves, the detachable cover applied with a cast pickaxe finial, the body and cover engraved with a crest, marked on base and cover bezel
5in. (12cm.) high
12oz. (403gr.)
The crest is that of Thellusson, presumably for Charles Thellusson M.P. (1770-1815)
Provenance
Presumably Charles Thellusson M.P. (1770-1815) and then by descent to his son,
Charles Thellusson (1797-1856) and then by descent to his son,
Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson (1822-1885) and then by descent to his eldest son,
Peter Thellusson (1850-1899) and then by descent through his three brothers to his sister's eldest son,
Charles Grant-Dalton (1884-1952),
The Trustees of the Will of the Late Captain Charles Grant-Dalton, removed from Brodsworth Hall; Christie's London, 12 July 1989, lot 136.
Charles Thellusson (1797-1856) and then by descent to his son,
Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson (1822-1885) and then by descent to his eldest son,
Peter Thellusson (1850-1899) and then by descent through his three brothers to his sister's eldest son,
Charles Grant-Dalton (1884-1952),
The Trustees of the Will of the Late Captain Charles Grant-Dalton, removed from Brodsworth Hall; Christie's London, 12 July 1989, lot 136.
Special notice
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