MARK OF MATTHEW COOPER I, LONDON, 1721, BRITANNIA STANDARD

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A GEORGE I SILVER KETTLE, STAND AND LAMP
MARK OF MATTHEW COOPER I, LONDON, 1721, BRITANNIA STANDARD
Baluster octagonal form with molded rims and conforming capped octagonal spout, swing handle with turned wood grip, on detachable stand with conforming spirit lamp, raised on four scroll supports and with hinged loop handles, the body engraved on one side with a coat-of-arms within a baroque strapwork and acanthus cartouche, high domed cover with later finial, stand and spirit lamp engraved with crest, fully marked
15 in. (38.2 cm.) high overall; 102 oz. 4 dwt. (3, 179 gr.) gross weight

Provenance

Anonymous sale [Simon Kaye Ltd.]; Christie's, London, 4 June 1958, lot 100.
Acquired from James Robinson Inc., New York, 1959.

Literature

D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 386, no. 426 (illustrated in color, p. 387).

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Atkins, almost certainly for Abraham Atkins of Clapham (d.1742). He traded in the stock of the South Sea and East India Companies amassing a considerable fortune. Born in Southwark he moved to the fashionable village of Clapham. His son established himself as a member of the landed gentry buying the Kingston Lisle Estate in Berkshire.

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