Oates's sterling silver christening mug

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LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES (1880-1912)
Oates's sterling silver christening mug
engraved 'LEGO [in monogram] MAY 27^T^H 1880.', hallmarked London, 1877, with maker's mark of Charles Frederick Hancock, further marked 'HANCOCKS & C^o BRUTON S^T LONDON' and 'W52' on the base
3 5/8in. (9.1cm.) high

Provenance

Lawrence Edward Grace Oates (1880-1912), to whom given by his parents; and thence by descent to the present owner, his great-nephew, Lawrence Grace Oates.

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Lot Essay

Oates was born in Putney, the first son and second child of William and Caroline Oates, on 17 March 1880, and christened Lawrence Edward Grace on 27 May 1880. He was to die in Antarctica on 17 March 1912, his 32nd birthday.

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