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LONDON, 1633, MAKER'S MARK W.C. WITH MULLET BELOW, POSSIBLY ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM COOPER
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A CHARLES I SILVER TAZZA
LONDON, 1633, MAKER'S MARK W.C. WITH MULLET BELOW, POSSIBLY ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM COOPER
Circular, on spreading reeded foot, the bowl with scalloped and ribbed sides, the centre chased with a star interspaced with rosettes and punched buds framing a pounced coat-of-arms, marked on side and foot
8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) diameter
16 oz. 3 dwt. (503 gr.)
The arms are those of Allott with a mark of cadencey for the second son.
LONDON, 1633, MAKER'S MARK W.C. WITH MULLET BELOW, POSSIBLY ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM COOPER
Circular, on spreading reeded foot, the bowl with scalloped and ribbed sides, the centre chased with a star interspaced with rosettes and punched buds framing a pounced coat-of-arms, marked on side and foot
8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) diameter
16 oz. 3 dwt. (503 gr.)
The arms are those of Allott with a mark of cadencey for the second son.
Provenance
Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe (1884–1964),
The Rt. Hon Earl Howe P.C., C.B.E, removed from Penn House, Amersham, Bucks; Christie's, London, 6 December 1933, lot 152 (£486 to Crichton),
With Crichton Brothers, London.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Olympia, 27 November 2001, lot 105.
The Rt. Hon Earl Howe P.C., C.B.E, removed from Penn House, Amersham, Bucks; Christie's, London, 6 December 1933, lot 152 (£486 to Crichton),
With Crichton Brothers, London.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Olympia, 27 November 2001, lot 105.
Literature
D. Mitchell, Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London Their Marks and Their Lives, Woodbridge, 2017, p. 565.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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