DESCRIPTION |
George I silver two handled lemon strainer, engraved crest below an earl's coronet to one handle and a lion passant struck to the other. |
| SILVERSMITH |
Edward Gibbon, probably, based on the following: All that I can discern from the rubbed maker's mark is that the punch is flat bottomed, contains two letters, second one 'G', both below a device. As we are five years into the reestablishment of the old standard and marking protocol, this should be a silversmith with a second name beginning with G. Three fit our criteria; Edward Gibbons seen on a small tray of 1723, Meshach Godwin on a communion cup of 1722 and John Gorsuch on a coffee pot of 1726. The G fits that of Edward Gibbons far better than it does the others and it is no great leap from making a small tray to making this lemon strainer although I expect that the others were equally capable. |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
1725 |
ASSAY OFFICE |
London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
61 |
| SIZE in INCHES |
length: 6 1/4 across the handles. |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver. The punch to the bowl and to the handle is of the 1720-28 series so it seems as certain as it ever can be in these matters that these are the original handles. |
OVERALL CONDITION |
Fantastic and original but in addition to below there are some little scratches within the bowl and I expect that over the years it may have had the occasional bump removed. |
FAULTS |
one handle has been soldered back on. It was a good effort but the two handles do not align perfectly. In the same area some silver solder has been flooded along the underside of the bowl rim for about an inch. This was most likely done at the time of the handle reattachment to beef up the metal at a thin spot in the rim and to help the reattachment. A little bump can also be seen on the inside of the rim at this point. |
| Back | Price £450 | sold | Item Number: M3852 |