Lot Essay
The arms are those of Morgan quartering Gould, with Morgan in pretence for Sir Charles Morgan, 1st Bt. (1726-1806) and his wife Jane, eldest daughter of Thomas Morgan (d. 1771).
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MARK OF JOHN CROUCH AND THOMAS HANNAM, LONDON, 1793
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A GEORGE III SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY
MARK OF JOHN CROUCH AND THOMAS HANNAM, LONDON, 1793
Plain oval, with reeded rim, leaf-capped reeded handles, the field bright-cut engraved with a band of foliate scrolls on matted ground, the center engraved with a coat-of-arms within a drapery mantle, raised on conforming reeded bracket feet, marked on underside
24 5/8 in. (62.5 cm.) long, over handles; 87 oz. 2 dwt. (2,713 gr.)
The arms are those of Morgan quartering Gould, with Morgan in pretence for Sir Charles Morgan, 1st Bt. (1726-1806) and his wife Jane, eldest daughter of Thomas Morgan (d. 1771).
MARK OF JOHN CROUCH AND THOMAS HANNAM, LONDON, 1793
Plain oval, with reeded rim, leaf-capped reeded handles, the field bright-cut engraved with a band of foliate scrolls on matted ground, the center engraved with a coat-of-arms within a drapery mantle, raised on conforming reeded bracket feet, marked on underside
24 5/8 in. (62.5 cm.) long, over handles; 87 oz. 2 dwt. (2,713 gr.)
The arms are those of Morgan quartering Gould, with Morgan in pretence for Sir Charles Morgan, 1st Bt. (1726-1806) and his wife Jane, eldest daughter of Thomas Morgan (d. 1771).
Provenance
Acquired Walter H. Willson Ltd., London, October 1957.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 409, no. 473 (illustrated).
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