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MARK OF EDWARD GIBBON, LONDON, 1723
Details
A pair of George I silver tea-caddies
Mark of Edward Gibbon, London, 1723
Octagonal and with moulded borders, the sliding tops with detachable domed covers with ball finials, each engraved with a coat-of-arms within baroque cartouche, marked bases, sides and covers, the domed cover unmarked
4 5/8in. (11.8cm.) high
11oz. (365gr.) (2)
Mark of Edward Gibbon, London, 1723
Octagonal and with moulded borders, the sliding tops with detachable domed covers with ball finials, each engraved with a coat-of-arms within baroque cartouche, marked bases, sides and covers, the domed cover unmarked
4 5/8in. (11.8cm.) high
11oz. (365gr.) (2)
Provenance
The Lord Mayor's Appeal for the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Fund, Anon. gift; Christie's London; 16 July 1940, lot 1216 (£29 to Black)
Sir Robert Barlow (1891-1972) and thence by descent
Sir Robert Barlow (1891-1972) and thence by descent
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