A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MOUNTED, TULIPWOOD CROSSBANDED MAHOGANY KNIFE-BOXES

CIRCA 1770

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MOUNTED, TULIPWOOD CROSSBANDED MAHOGANY KNIFE-BOXES
CIRCA 1770
Each with hinged top enclosing an interior fitted for cutlery, the front applied with a coat of arms, the mounts unmarked, the rear feet replaced
14 in. (36 cm.) high; 9 in. (22.5 cm.) wide; 9½ in. (23½ cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Mildred impaling Harman, for Daniel Mildred (d.1827) and his wife Elizabeth (1765-1838), daughter of the banker John Harman (1738-1817) of Messers Harman and Co. Daniel Mildred's father, also Daniel (1731-1788) was a banker and merchant and was one of the early campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade. Both father and son worked for the family business Masterman and Mildred in Lombard Street, London.

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