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| DESCRIPTION | Very good and useful English Georgian solid sterling silver caster with good and clear hallmarks to the base and the correct hallmarks to the top's flange. An unmarked pierced silver liner is fitted within the top to allow for use with finer ground spices such as modern ground pepper. A 300 years old piece of silver that you could still happily use every day, a rare thing. The pierced liner is probably later. If Thomas had wanted smaller holes he would have simply made them smaller in 1728. |
| SILVERSMITH | Thomas Bamford I, a silversmith in a continuous line of specialist caster makers beginning with Charles Adam apprenticed to Francis Archbold 1682, Thomas Bamford apprenticed to Charles Adam 1703, Samuel Wood apprenticed to Thomas Bamford 1721, Jabez Daniell apprenticed to Samuel Wood 1739, Robert Piercy apprenticed to Samuel Wood 1750. The list probably extends forwards and backwards but you will have the idea by now. |
| DATE or HALLMARK | 1728 |
| ASSAY OFFICE | London |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS | 132 |
| HEIGHT | 4 ¼", 105mm |
| SILVER STANDARD | ·925 sterling silver |
| CONDITION | good, silver is thick, heavy and solid, feels generous in the hand, several little bumps to the lower body, some well executed repairs to the pierced dome top, engraved line decoration to the top is a bit rubbed as is the later monogram engraving to the upper body |
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| SOLD |
| Price £202 |
| item number m8650 |
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