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MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN AND ALWYN CHARLES ELLISON CARR, LONDON, 1911
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A GEORGE V SILVER ROSE BOWL
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN AND ALWYN CHARLES ELLISON CARR, LONDON, 1911
Of circular tapering section with rose briar and flower motifs, chased with an inscription and supported on four block and tapering panel feet, marked near rim, the base chased 'OMAR RAMSDEN ET ALWYN CARR ME FECERUNT MCMXI'
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) diameter
21 oz. (665 gr.)
The inscription reads: 'IN OCCASIONE NUPTIARUM A:D:11J.KAL: DEC: MDCCCCXI COJURISPERITI VILLæ SEæ AMICITIæ CAUSA D:D: IPSE CONJUXQUE SUA FLOREANT ARTHURO QUAYLE JUDICIARIIS CLERICO', which translates as: On the Occasion of the marriage November 19, 1911 at his fellow lawyer's villa he gave as a present because of his friendship. May he himself and his wife prosper from Arthur Quayle Clerk to the Court
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN AND ALWYN CHARLES ELLISON CARR, LONDON, 1911
Of circular tapering section with rose briar and flower motifs, chased with an inscription and supported on four block and tapering panel feet, marked near rim, the base chased 'OMAR RAMSDEN ET ALWYN CARR ME FECERUNT MCMXI'
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) diameter
21 oz. (665 gr.)
The inscription reads: 'IN OCCASIONE NUPTIARUM A:D:11J.KAL: DEC: MDCCCCXI COJURISPERITI VILLæ SEæ AMICITIæ CAUSA D:D: IPSE CONJUXQUE SUA FLOREANT ARTHURO QUAYLE JUDICIARIIS CLERICO', which translates as: On the Occasion of the marriage November 19, 1911 at his fellow lawyer's villa he gave as a present because of his friendship. May he himself and his wife prosper from Arthur Quayle Clerk to the Court
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Phillips London, 6 May 1988, lot 18
Literature
Eric Turner and Lynn Springer Roberts, English Silver, Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden From the Campbell Collection, David A. Hanks & Associates, New York, 1992, p. 26
Exhibited
Chicago, Montreal, Nashville, Williamstown, and Toronto, English Silver, Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden From The Campbell Collection, no. 7
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.