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ONE LONDON, 1656, MAKER'S MARK WH, A STAR ABOVE, A PELLET IN ANNULET BELOW, LONDON, 1656, THE SECOND LONDON, 1663, MAKER'S MARK TK WITH FLEUR-DE-LYS BENEATH
Details
Two Commonwealth silver fruit-dishes
One London, 1656, maker's mark WH, a star above, a pellet in annulet below, London, 1656, the second London, 1663, maker's mark TK with fleur-de-lys beneath
Each similar, circular on spreading circular foot, the broad rim and well chased with panels of floral and foliate motifs on a partly-matted ground, with beaded centre, each marked on rim and foot
12¼in. (31cm.) diam.
39oz. (1,223gr.)
For the first maker's mark, see Jackson, Ian Pickford ed., p.122; for the second, see Jackson p.125 (2)
One London, 1656, maker's mark WH, a star above, a pellet in annulet below, London, 1656, the second London, 1663, maker's mark TK with fleur-de-lys beneath
Each similar, circular on spreading circular foot, the broad rim and well chased with panels of floral and foliate motifs on a partly-matted ground, with beaded centre, each marked on rim and foot
12¼in. (31cm.) diam.
39oz. (1,223gr.)
For the first maker's mark, see Jackson, Ian Pickford ed., p.122; for the second, see Jackson p.125 (2)
Provenance
John, 5th Baron Grantley (1855-1943) and then by descent to
Richard, 6th Baron Grantley (1892-1954)
With How of Edinburgh Ltd., invoice dated 15 November 1943 for £1,500 Sir Peter Wills 3rd Bt. (d.1945) and then by descent
Richard, 6th Baron Grantley (1892-1954)
With How of Edinburgh Ltd., invoice dated 15 November 1943 for £1,500 Sir Peter Wills 3rd Bt. (d.1945) and then by descent
Literature
C. Jackson, The History of Old English Plate, London, 1911, fig.801, p.581, one illustrated pl. LX
Exhibited
London, St. James's Court, Old Silver-work, Chiefly English, from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries, 1902, nos. K29 and K32, the Property of Lord Grantley
Special notice
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