A GEORGE II SILVER CHOCOLATE POT

MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1753

Details

A GEORGE II SILVER CHOCOLATE POT
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1753
Baluster form, on circular foot with relief decoration, the sides embossed with swirling flutes centering two chased cartouches, each showing Chinese figures in landscapes, the hinged cover with removable coffee plant finial, the cover with removable hinge pin, with wood handle, engraved with a coat-of-arms beneath spout, marked under base and on cover bezel
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high; 39 oz. 10 dwt. (1,238 gr.) gross weight

Provenance

With Partridge Fine Art
With Alastair Dickenson, London

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Buckle with those of Dickins in pretence, for Lewis Buckle (b. 1713) who married Eleanor Dickins (d. 1811) of Liverpool in 1757. Lewis Buckle was the second son of Christopher Buckle Esq., builder of Nork House, Banstead, Surrey.

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