David Foord-Brown Antiques
Fine 18th Century & early 19th Century English Furniture, Porcelain & Old Sheffield Plate Silver
FIRST PERIOD OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE CASTER, CIRCA 1765
Description:
A RARE OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE SILVER CASTER, CIRCA 1765.
A good first period caster, probably intended for sprinkling sugar or spices, bearing four crisp marks on the base.for Henry Tudor & Co.
Ref: Old Sheffield Plate: A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade, By Gordon Crosskey.
Similar illustrated page 221, figure 158.
Example in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Origin: English
Circa:1765
Height: 7.25 in. (18 cm.) |
Availability: Sold
Stock Ref: A10672
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