MAKER'S MARK OF EDWARD I, EDWARD II, JAMES AND WILLIAM BARNARD, LONDON, 1838
Details
A Victorian large silver cruet frame
maker's mark of Edward I, Edward II, James and William Barnard, London, 1838
The frame on four eagle's mask, acanthus and claw-and-ball feet, with central baluster handle with reeded shell, scroll and foliage handle, with shell and foliage borders on a matted ground, the base with similar chased border, the front applied with a foliate scroll and diaperwork cartouche engraved with a coat-of-arms, fitted with three octagonal casters, each on spreading foot and with detachable domed covers with pineapple finial, two with pierced covers, the bodies chased with panels of shells, scrolls and flowers on a matted ground, with two silver-mounted cut-glass bottles, the neck mounts chased with scrolls and foliage and each with leaf-capped scroll handle and hinged domed cover, two casters engraved with a crest, the large caster and the bottle covers engraved with a crest and motto, marked on frame, handle, casters, covers and mounts, the frame stamped 'PAYNE & SONS BATH'
15in. (39cm.) high
110ozs. ((3,492gr.)
maker's mark of Edward I, Edward II, James and William Barnard, London, 1838
The frame on four eagle's mask, acanthus and claw-and-ball feet, with central baluster handle with reeded shell, scroll and foliage handle, with shell and foliage borders on a matted ground, the base with similar chased border, the front applied with a foliate scroll and diaperwork cartouche engraved with a coat-of-arms, fitted with three octagonal casters, each on spreading foot and with detachable domed covers with pineapple finial, two with pierced covers, the bodies chased with panels of shells, scrolls and flowers on a matted ground, with two silver-mounted cut-glass bottles, the neck mounts chased with scrolls and foliage and each with leaf-capped scroll handle and hinged domed cover, two casters engraved with a crest, the large caster and the bottle covers engraved with a crest and motto, marked on frame, handle, casters, covers and mounts, the frame stamped 'PAYNE & SONS BATH'
15in. (39cm.) high
110ozs. ((3,492gr.)
Provenance
Anon sale; Christie's New York, 5 October 1979, lot 191