A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER AND A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS EN SUITE
A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER AND A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS EN SUITE
A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER AND A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS EN SUITE
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A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER AND A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS EN SUITE
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A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER AND A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS EN SUITE

MARK OF LEWIS HERNE AND FRANCIS BUTTY, LONDON, 1758 AND 1762

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A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER AND A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS EN SUITE
MARK OF LEWIS HERNE AND FRANCIS BUTTY, LONDON, 1758 AND 1762
Shaped circular, with openwork scroll feet and border cast with flower festoons, engraved with rococo cartouche and later crest and inscription underneath, marked underneath, on band and on gallery
the salver 12 ¼ in. (31 cm.); the waiters 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm.) diameter
58 oz. 1 dwt. (1,807 gr.)
The inscription reads 'EX DONO F. CRAIESTEYN ARMS' for Francis Craiesteyn (d.1758), a London based Dutch merchant.

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Adrian Hume-Sayer
Adrian Hume-Sayer Director, Specialist

拍品專文

The inscription refers to the wishes laid out in the will of the Dutch merchant Francis Craiesteyn (d.1758), (PROB 11/840/467), in which he states ‘I give and bequest to such Gentlemen as shall be directors of the Equivalent Company at the time of my death and also to the before named James Mathias their secretary twenty Guineas each to buy a piece of plate with an inscription to be engraved thereon signifying the same to be a gift from me as a token of my esteem and respect for them.

The Equivalent Company was created by Royal Charter in 1724 with capital of £248,500, derived from the payment made by the government in 1707 following the Act of Union between England and Scotland, which was known as ‘The Equivalent’ and was intended to compensate Scotland for the taking on of part of England’s national debt. In 1727 the company received an additional charter which have them banking powers in Scotland. This eventually became the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Francis Craiesteyn and his brother Abraham (d.1754) were wealthy Haarlem born merchants based in London. In his will Francis left numerous bequests to his family, the largest being £30,000 to his cousin Jacob van der Graas. He was governor of five hospitals in London, including St. Thomas’s Hospital. He bequeathed £1,000 to each. He was buried in the Dutch Church, Austin Friars, on Broad Street in the City of London.

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