Lot Essay
The arms are those of Nutbrowne, Barking, Essex
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MARK OF SAMUEL WOOD, LONDON, 1738
Details
An english silver George II warwick cruet-frame
Mark of Samuel Wood, London, 1738
Of cinquefoil form on four shell and scroll feet, applied with a shaped cartouche and engraved with a coat-of-arms and with central ring handle, fitted with three vase-shaped casters and two silver-mounted cut-glass bottles, the casters and bottle-mounts engraved with a crest, marked on bodies
18.7 cm high
1440 gr. (excluding glass bottles) (6)
Mark of Samuel Wood, London, 1738
Of cinquefoil form on four shell and scroll feet, applied with a shaped cartouche and engraved with a coat-of-arms and with central ring handle, fitted with three vase-shaped casters and two silver-mounted cut-glass bottles, the casters and bottle-mounts engraved with a crest, marked on bodies
18.7 cm high
1440 gr. (excluding glass bottles) (6)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 2 August 1978, lot 160.
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