MAKER'S MARK OF ADAM LOOFS OF LOOTS, THE HAGUE, 1709
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A pair of Dutch silver serving spoons
maker's mark of Adam Loofs of Loots, The Hague, 1709
Dognose pattern and with rat-tail bowls, the handles engraved with a coat-of-arms with Viscount's coronet above, the reverse with the Royal arms within the Garter motto with Royal crown above, marked on stems
11in. (28cm.) long
9ozs. (280gr.)
The Royal arms are for Queen Anne (1702-1714)
The second arms are those of Townshend impaling Walpole for Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend K.G., F.R.S. (d.1738) and his second wife Dorothy (d.1726), daughter of Robert Walpole Esq. (d.1720) of Houghton Hall, Norfolk and sister of Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745). They were married in 1713. Lord Townshend was M.P. for Norfolk and one of the joint Ambassadors to the Hague from 1709 to 1711. He was also one of the Regents of the Realm in 1714, Secretary of State for the South from 1714 to 1716, Lord President of the Council 1720 to 1721 and Secretary for the North from 1721 to 1730. These spoons were part of his Ambassadorial plate for his Embassy in The Hague.
After his retirement from political life, he put great energy into improving the family estates and the development of agriculture, especially the cultivation of the turnip. This passion earned him the sobriquet 'Turnip Townshend'. He died in 1738 and was succeeded by his eldest son. (2)
maker's mark of Adam Loofs of Loots, The Hague, 1709
Dognose pattern and with rat-tail bowls, the handles engraved with a coat-of-arms with Viscount's coronet above, the reverse with the Royal arms within the Garter motto with Royal crown above, marked on stems
11in. (28cm.) long
9ozs. (280gr.)
The Royal arms are for Queen Anne (1702-1714)
The second arms are those of Townshend impaling Walpole for Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend K.G., F.R.S. (d.1738) and his second wife Dorothy (d.1726), daughter of Robert Walpole Esq. (d.1720) of Houghton Hall, Norfolk and sister of Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745). They were married in 1713. Lord Townshend was M.P. for Norfolk and one of the joint Ambassadors to the Hague from 1709 to 1711. He was also one of the Regents of the Realm in 1714, Secretary of State for the South from 1714 to 1716, Lord President of the Council 1720 to 1721 and Secretary for the North from 1721 to 1730. These spoons were part of his Ambassadorial plate for his Embassy in The Hague.
After his retirement from political life, he put great energy into improving the family estates and the development of agriculture, especially the cultivation of the turnip. This passion earned him the sobriquet 'Turnip Townshend'. He died in 1738 and was succeeded by his eldest son. (2)