Lot Essay
The arms are probably those of Ashmole, Staffordshire
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MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN FARNELL, LONDON, 1715
Details
A GEORGE I SILVER TEA CADDY
Maker's mark of John Farnell, London, 1715
Rectangular with canted corners, with moulded borders, removable domed cap and sliding cover, one side engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on body, cover and cap, also with scratchweight 5=18 under base
4¾in. (12cm.) high; 7oz. (222gr.)
Maker's mark of John Farnell, London, 1715
Rectangular with canted corners, with moulded borders, removable domed cap and sliding cover, one side engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on body, cover and cap, also with scratchweight 5=18 under base
4¾in. (12cm.) high; 7oz. (222gr.)
Provenance
S.J. Shrubsole, 1984