MARK OF FRANCIS CRUMP, LONDON, 1743

Details

A GEORGE II SILVER CHOCOLATE POT
Mark of Francis Crump, London, 1743
Tapering cylindrical on a molded foot rim, the body chased overall with rocaille, scrolls, fruit and floral garlands, with bird's-neck spout and wood scroll handle, the cover with removable hinge-pin and surmounted by a bud finial hinged for a molinet, each side chased with a rococo cartouche enclosing on one side an engraved coat-of-arms and on the other an Earl's crest, marked near rim shoulder
11 3/8in. (29cm.) high; 48oz. (1501gr.) gross weight

Provenance

Asprey, 1998

Lot Essay

The arms are those of George (Keppel), 3rd Earl of Albemarle (1724-1772). He was aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cumberland at the battle of Fontenoy, in 1745, and the next year at Culloden. He married Anne, daughter of Sir John Miller, Bt., in 1770.

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