Lot Essay
The crest is that of Herbert, Earls of Powis, Montgomery and Caernarvon
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PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN COLLECTOR
A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV SILVER-GILT NUTCRACKERS
MARK OF WILLIAM THEOBALDS AND LOCKINGTON BUNN, LONDON, 1835
Details
A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV SILVER-GILT NUTCRACKERS
MARK OF WILLIAM THEOBALDS AND LOCKINGTON BUNN, LONDON, 1835
Elizabethan pattern, with engraved latticework blades, the base of each handle engraved with a crest and Earl's coronet, marked on each blade
5½ in. (14 cm. ) long; 6 oz. 10 dwt. (204 gr.)
MARK OF WILLIAM THEOBALDS AND LOCKINGTON BUNN, LONDON, 1835
Elizabethan pattern, with engraved latticework blades, the base of each handle engraved with a crest and Earl's coronet, marked on each blade
5½ in. (14 cm. ) long; 6 oz. 10 dwt. (204 gr.)
Provenance
with Thomas Lumley, London, 1973