Lot Essay
Please note that the matching pair of coasters is included in The Collection of Mrs. Henry Ford II: Part I, to be held at Christie’s, New York, 30 March 2021, lot 116.
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THE SALVER WITH MARK OF EBENEZER COKER, LONDON, 1762; THE COASTERS WITH MARK OF BURRIDGE DAVENPORT, LONDON, 1773
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A GEORGE III SILVER SALVER AND A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WINE COASTERS
THE SALVER WITH MARK OF EBENEZER COKER, LONDON, 1762; THE COASTERS WITH MARK OF BURRIDGE DAVENPORT, LONDON, 1773
The shaped circular salver on four scroll feet, the border cast with shells and scrolls, engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked underneath, with scratch weight 44:12; the coasters with wood base, the sides pierced with foliate scrolls, with plain medallion engraved with crest, marked on sides and centres
the salver 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) diameter; the coasters 4 5/8 in. (12 cm.) diameter
weight of the salver 41 oz. 1 dwt. (1,277 gr.)
The crest on the coasters is that of Archer, possibly for William Archer (d.1833), of Woolmers, Longford, Tasmania. Born in England he travelled to Tasmania in 1833 to join his sons. He died at the age of 79 following a fall from a horse. The Archer family were prominent in the history of Tasmania.
THE SALVER WITH MARK OF EBENEZER COKER, LONDON, 1762; THE COASTERS WITH MARK OF BURRIDGE DAVENPORT, LONDON, 1773
The shaped circular salver on four scroll feet, the border cast with shells and scrolls, engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked underneath, with scratch weight 44:12; the coasters with wood base, the sides pierced with foliate scrolls, with plain medallion engraved with crest, marked on sides and centres
the salver 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) diameter; the coasters 4 5/8 in. (12 cm.) diameter
weight of the salver 41 oz. 1 dwt. (1,277 gr.)
The crest on the coasters is that of Archer, possibly for William Archer (d.1833), of Woolmers, Longford, Tasmania. Born in England he travelled to Tasmania in 1833 to join his sons. He died at the age of 79 following a fall from a horse. The Archer family were prominent in the history of Tasmania.