Lot Essay
The arms are for Thomas Sergison of Cuckfield Place, Sussex (1701-1766), who married the daughter of William Pitt and was MP for Lewes (1747-1766)
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MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF JOHN LUFF, LONDON, CIRCA 1730
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A GEORGE II SILVER SPIRITS FLASK
MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF JOHN LUFF, LONDON, CIRCA 1730
Engraved with a baroque coat of arms to either side, screw-on cap, the pull-off base with gilt interior forming a cup, with a narrow band of intersecting strapwork engraved along the lower body
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
11 oz. (342 gm.)
MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF JOHN LUFF, LONDON, CIRCA 1730
Engraved with a baroque coat of arms to either side, screw-on cap, the pull-off base with gilt interior forming a cup, with a narrow band of intersecting strapwork engraved along the lower body
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
11 oz. (342 gm.)
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