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The arms are those of Chase impaling those of Shirley.
MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1747
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A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT SUGAR BOX
MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1747
Rectangular, on scrolling flaring bracket feet, the sides and cover finely engraved with rococo ornament, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked under base and cover, with scratch weight 14=18
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long; 15 oz. (467 gr.)
MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1747
Rectangular, on scrolling flaring bracket feet, the sides and cover finely engraved with rococo ornament, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked under base and cover, with scratch weight 14=18
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long; 15 oz. (467 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, London, 18-19 October 1983, lot 281
With Alastair Dickenson, London
With Alastair Dickenson, London
Literature
Helen Clifford, Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership 1760-1776, 2004, illus. p. 29, fig. 19
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