KNIVES WITH MARK OF JOHANN V BECKERT, AUGSBURG, 1759-1761, ONE 1757-1759, SUGAR CASTOR WITH MARK OF WILLIAM HUTTON AND SONS LTD., BIRMINGHAM, 1904, SALVER WITH MARK OF ELKINGTON AND CO LTD., SHEFFIELD, 1967

Details

Twelve German silver table knives, an English silver salver and a sugar caster
Knives with mark of Johann V Beckert, Augsburg, 1759-1761, one 1757-1759, sugar castor with mark of William Hutton and Sons Ltd., Birmingham, 1904, salver with mark of Elkington and Co Ltd., Sheffield, 1967
Knives each with reeded pistol grip handles; salver shaped circular, on four claw-and-ball feet, gadrooned border; the sugar caster pear shaped with canted corners, the detachable cover pierced and with a vase shaped finial, marked on handles, body and base
36.4 cm. diam. (salver)
1460 gr. (excluding knives) (14)

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Lot Essay

In the collection of the Württembergische Landesmuseum in Stuttgart are gilt knives and forks by Johann V. Beckert (1755-1757) made for Herzog Carl Eugens von Württemberg (see H. Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1868, Band III, Meister, Marken und Beschauzeichen, München, 1980, p. 390-391).

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