THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER SALT CELLARS
细节
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER SALT CELLARS
maker's mark of John S. Hunt, London, 1856
Each formed as a standing figure in 18th cntury costume on gadrooned shaped-square base, one formed as a girl carrying a basket and with a rose in her right hand, the other formed as a boy carrying a basket and with a bunch of grapes in his right hand, the baskets gilt lined, the bases each engraved twice with a coat-of-arms and twice with crests and motto, marked on bases and baskets - 6¾in. (17cm.) high
27ozs. (858grs.)
The arms are those of Thornhill quartering Clarke with Thornhill in pretence for William Capel Clarke-Thornhill Esq. (d. 1898) and his wife Clara (d. 1865), daughter and heir of Thomas Thornhill Esq. of Fixby, Yorkshire, whom he married in 1855. William was granted the arms of Thornhill in 1856 (2)
maker's mark of John S. Hunt, London, 1856
Each formed as a standing figure in 18th cntury costume on gadrooned shaped-square base, one formed as a girl carrying a basket and with a rose in her right hand, the other formed as a boy carrying a basket and with a bunch of grapes in his right hand, the baskets gilt lined, the bases each engraved twice with a coat-of-arms and twice with crests and motto, marked on bases and baskets - 6¾in. (17cm.) high
27ozs. (858grs.)
The arms are those of Thornhill quartering Clarke with Thornhill in pretence for William Capel Clarke-Thornhill Esq. (d. 1898) and his wife Clara (d. 1865), daughter and heir of Thomas Thornhill Esq. of Fixby, Yorkshire, whom he married in 1855. William was granted the arms of Thornhill in 1856 (2)