A George III Silver Soup Tureen and Cover

MAKER'S MARK OF PARKER & WAKELIN, STRUCK THRICE, ONLY, CIRCA 1760

细节

A George III Silver Soup Tureen and Cover
maker's mark of Parker & Wakelin, struck thrice, only, circa 1760
Shaped oval form and on four lion mask and paw feet, with fluted angles, beaded guilloche rim, and upright flying scroll handles issuing from rocaille and capped with acanthus foliage, domed fluted cover with foliage cast ring handle, the body and cover engraved with a coat of arms to either side, the cover further engraved twice with a crest
15in. (38.1cm) wide overall
marked under base with maker's mark struck thrice, the cover unmarked, engraved under base with scratchweight' 73=13', and 'N0. 2'
69oz.

刻印

The lozenge-shaped armorial with gartered motto inscribed 'purchased with part of a legacy from Mrs Ormsby of Porkington'. The armorials are those of an unidentified Welsh family. The double quartered armorial includes the arms of Bardwell or Baker, Vaughan or Griffith, and perhaps Savage. The Welsh motto translates as 'a pure conscience is a safeguard to it's possessor'

拍品专文

This tureen closely resembles in form the pair by Paul De Lamerie, dated 1743, from the J. Ortiz-Patino Collection, exhibited in 'Paul de Lamerie; An exhibition of the work of England's Master Silversmith' held at Goldsmiths' Hall, 1990, and illustrated in the accompanying catalogue, catalogue no. 80