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MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME, LONDON, 1701
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A WILLIAM III SILVER-GILT SPONGE-BOX
MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME, LONDON, 1701
Spherical and on spreading stepped foot, the hinged cover pierced with latticework, engraved with a crest, marked underneath
4 in. (10 cm.) high
8 oz. 14 dwt. (270 gr.)
The crest is that of Clarke, of Somersall, co. Derby, almost certainly for Godfrey Clarke (b.c.1678-1734), M.P. for Derbyshire, who succeeded his father in 1701.
MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME, LONDON, 1701
Spherical and on spreading stepped foot, the hinged cover pierced with latticework, engraved with a crest, marked underneath
4 in. (10 cm.) high
8 oz. 14 dwt. (270 gr.)
The crest is that of Clarke, of Somersall, co. Derby, almost certainly for Godfrey Clarke (b.c.1678-1734), M.P. for Derbyshire, who succeeded his father in 1701.
Provenance
Miss Emily Katherine Louise Duncombe (1866-1959), granddaughter of William, 2nd Baron Feversham.
Miss Katherine Duncombe, The Old Hall, Ashwell, Oakham; Christie's, London, 15 June 1938, lot 95 (unsold).
with Brand Inglis, London.
Miss Katherine Duncombe, The Old Hall, Ashwell, Oakham; Christie's, London, 15 June 1938, lot 95 (unsold).
with Brand Inglis, London.
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