Lot Essay
This bowl would appear to be one of the earliest recorded although a similar example of 1682 with contemporary jug and soap dish was sold Christie's 9 July 1986, lot 300
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A CHARLES II SILVER SHAVING BOWL
Details
A CHARLES II SILVER SHAVING BOWL
maker's mark of Robert Cooper, London, 1683
Of oval form and with reeded border and neck notch, marked on rim - 13in. (33.2cm.) wide
22ozs. (714grs.)
maker's mark of Robert Cooper, London, 1683
Of oval form and with reeded border and neck notch, marked on rim - 13in. (33.2cm.) wide
22ozs. (714grs.)