Lot Essay
Another example by the same maker was sold as part of the Hahn Collection, Christie's New York, 23 October 2000, lot 259 for $12,925.
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MARK OF WILLIAM CLARKE, CORK, CIRCA 1720
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AN IRISH PROVINCIAL SILVER STRAWBERRY DISH
Mark of William Clarke, Cork, circa 1720
The shaped circular section dish with fluted sides and a waved rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms within foliage mantling below a crest marked on front with WC and Sterling, the back engraved with the scratchweight 14=18 and initials S*K
8 3/8in. (21.2cm) diameter
13oz. (404gr.)
Mark of William Clarke, Cork, circa 1720
The shaped circular section dish with fluted sides and a waved rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms within foliage mantling below a crest marked on front with WC and Sterling, the back engraved with the scratchweight 14=18 and initials S*K
8 3/8in. (21.2cm) diameter
13oz. (404gr.)