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MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1929
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A GEORGE V SILVER VASE AND COVER
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1929
Of tapering circular section with a leaf and branch knop and a domed stepped foot, chased with an inscription, the shoulder applied with a band of grapes, vines and leaves, the cover with a double putti and branch finial, marked on side and on cover, engraved under the base 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT'
17½ in. (44.4 cm.) high
45.5 oz. (1,410 gr.)
The inscription reads: 'I WAS WROUGHT FOR SIR WILLIAM ALFRED WATERLOW, K.B.E., J.P. BY COMMAND OF THE LONDON MASTER PRINTERS ASSOCIATION OF WHICH HE IS A PAST PRESIDENT, TO MARK THE OCCASION OF HIS ACCESSION TO THE ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE OFFICE OF LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LONDON, 9TH NOVEMBER 1929'
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1929
Of tapering circular section with a leaf and branch knop and a domed stepped foot, chased with an inscription, the shoulder applied with a band of grapes, vines and leaves, the cover with a double putti and branch finial, marked on side and on cover, engraved under the base 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT'
17½ in. (44.4 cm.) high
45.5 oz. (1,410 gr.)
The inscription reads: 'I WAS WROUGHT FOR SIR WILLIAM ALFRED WATERLOW, K.B.E., J.P. BY COMMAND OF THE LONDON MASTER PRINTERS ASSOCIATION OF WHICH HE IS A PAST PRESIDENT, TO MARK THE OCCASION OF HIS ACCESSION TO THE ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE OFFICE OF LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LONDON, 9
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. 57
Exhibited
Chicago, Montreal, Nashville, Williamstown, and Toronto, English Silver, Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden From The Campbell Collection, no. 35
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.