Lot Essay
Reverend Joseph Cook (1759-1844) of Newton Hall, was vicar of Chatton and Shilbottle.
MARK OF JAMES BELL, NEWCASTLE, 1835
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A WILLIAM IV PROVINCIAL SILVER SOUP TUREEN
MARK OF JAMES BELL, NEWCASTLE, 1835
Of oval bellied form on foliate pedestal foot, and cover with wheat-sheaf crest finial, one side engraved with coat-of-arms, the other with presentation inscription; together with Minutes of the Proceedings of the committee appointed to present the Reverend Joseph Cook, A.M., with a service of plate as a memorial of respect, 1835, 4to., manuscript record book, 26 leaves, headings with penwork figures, straight-grained green morocco gilt by Davison of Alnwick, front cover lettered with title, Cook's Newton Hall bookplate
15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) long, handle-to-handle
95 oz. (2945 gr.)
The arms are those of Cook quartering Barker.
MARK OF JAMES BELL, NEWCASTLE, 1835
Of oval bellied form on foliate pedestal foot, and cover with wheat-sheaf crest finial, one side engraved with coat-of-arms, the other with presentation inscription; together with Minutes of the Proceedings of the committee appointed to present the Reverend Joseph Cook, A.M., with a service of plate as a memorial of respect, 1835, 4to., manuscript record book, 26 leaves, headings with penwork figures, straight-grained green morocco gilt by Davison of Alnwick, front cover lettered with title, Cook's Newton Hall bookplate
15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) long, handle-to-handle
95 oz. (2945 gr.)
The arms are those of Cook quartering Barker.
Provenance
Reverend Joseph Cook (1759-1844), and by descent at Newton Hall, Northumberland.
Literature
Inventory and Valuation of the contents of Newton Hall, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland, The Property of Brigadier General B. F. Widdrington, C.M.G., D.S.O., 1925, p. 238.
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