Lot Essay
A pair of related similarly gadrooned toilet-boxes, of the same pattern and also by Bolton are illustrated in D. Bennett, Collecting Irish Silver 1632-1900, London, 1984, p. 20, fig. 2.
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MARK OF THOMAS BOLTON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1700, DATE LETTERS INDISTINCT
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TWO IRISH SILVER SCENT-FLASKS
MARK OF THOMAS BOLTON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1700, DATE LETTERS INDISTINCT
Each slightly tapering cylindrical and on spreading gadrooned base, the shoulder with a gadrooned border, the fluted screw tops with baluster finial, marked under rim and on base, each further engraved with scratchweight '09=16=00', with later pierced inserts for casters
6 3/8 in. (16.5 cm.) high
19 oz. 3 dwt. (596 gr.) including later inserts
MARK OF THOMAS BOLTON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1700, DATE LETTERS INDISTINCT
Each slightly tapering cylindrical and on spreading gadrooned base, the shoulder with a gadrooned border, the fluted screw tops with baluster finial, marked under rim and on base, each further engraved with scratchweight '09=16=00', with later pierced inserts for casters
6 3/8 in. (16.5 cm.) high
19 oz. 3 dwt. (596 gr.) including later inserts
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