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A SUPERB GEORGE II SILVER SAUCEBOAT

WILLIAM CRIPPS, LONDON 1754.

Of a good size, the baluster body with a gadrooned rim and a scroll & leaf motif handle and raised on three most unusual feet in the form of lions head and paws entwined with their tails.

William Cripps (1715-1766) was a manufacturing and retailing silversmith who rose to prominence in London during the 1740’s. He trained and was apprenticed to David Willaume (1658-1741) a successful goldsmith and banker. A.G.Grimwade (London Goldsmiths 1697-1837) states that "As might be expected from his training under Willaume, he became an accomplished craftsman and a versatile exponent of the Rococo style; to judge from his surviving pieces he enjoyed a considerable clientele."

 

Origin: English

Circa:1754

Stock Ref: A10288

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