MARK OF JOHN EDWARDS, LONDON, 1730

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A FINE GEORGE II SILVER SALVER WITH ROYAL ARMS
MARK OF JOHN EDWARDS, LONDON, 1730
Rectangular with inset curved corners, supported on four bracket feet, the field flat-chased with alternating shaped panels of diaperwork within rocaille, engraved at each end with representations of the four elements and in each corner with a crest under an Earl's coronet, the center engraved with the Royal arms, marked on reverse
23 1/8 in. (58.7 cm.) long; 133 oz. (4,137 gr.)

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 26 April 2008, lot 307

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Lot Essay

The Royal arms are those of George II. The crests engraved in the corners are those of Howard, almost certainly for Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham (b. 1683). 1731 was an important year for Howard, who in that year was made lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, elevated to the Peerage as the 1st Earl Effingham, and succeeded as Deputy Earl Marshal of England, a hereditary Royal office. He held the position of Deputy Earl Marshal until his death in 1743, and it is likely that this salver was a Royal issue connected to his assuming that office.

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