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MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME, LONDON, 1720
Details
A GEORGE I SILVER TOILET-BOX
MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME, LONDON, 1720
Oval and with reeded foot, the hinged cover pierced, engraved with a crest, marked underneath and inside cover
4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) wide
9 oz. 9 dwt. (295 gr.)
The crest is that of Barry, possibly for Ann Barry (d.1753) later Countess of Barry, daughter of Arthur, 3rd Earl of Donegall and third wife of James, 4th Earl of Barrymore (1667-1747/8) who succeeded his father in 1744. They were married in 1716.
MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME, LONDON, 1720
Oval and with reeded foot, the hinged cover pierced, engraved with a crest, marked underneath and inside cover
4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) wide
9 oz. 9 dwt. (295 gr.)
The crest is that of Barry, possibly for Ann Barry (d.1753) later Countess of Barry, daughter of Arthur, 3rd Earl of Donegall and third wife of James, 4th Earl of Barrymore (1667-1747/8) who succeeded his father in 1744. They were married in 1716.
Provenance
Possibly Lady Ann, Countess of Barry (d.1753), by descent to her son
The Hon. John-Smith Barry (1725-1784), then by descent to
Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st and last Baron Barrymore (1843-1925) by descent to his daughter
The Hon. Dorothy Elizabeth Bell (1894-1975, wife of Major William Bertram Bell
A Lady [The Hon. Mrs Bertram Bell]; Christie's, London, 29 July 1964, lot 180 (£480 to Hugh May).
Hubert Wyatt May
The Executrices of the late Hubert Wyatt May; Christie's, London, 15 February 1967, lot 78 (£620 to Partridge).
The Hon. John-Smith Barry (1725-1784), then by descent to
Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st and last Baron Barrymore (1843-1925) by descent to his daughter
The Hon. Dorothy Elizabeth Bell (1894-1975, wife of Major William Bertram Bell
A Lady [The Hon. Mrs Bertram Bell]; Christie's, London, 29 July 1964, lot 180 (£480 to Hugh May).
Hubert Wyatt May
The Executrices of the late Hubert Wyatt May; Christie's, London, 15 February 1967, lot 78 (£620 to Partridge).
Literature
M. Clayton, The Collector's Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 369, no. 551b, illustrated.
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