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DESCRIPTION | Early Georgian silver sugar nips with fine, parallel baluster shafts and arms, ring cushions below the finger rings and an elegantly extended rectangular pin hinge. The form of the shaped, plain oval grips is repeated in the unusual finger rings. Typically marked for this period by maker only within each grip's bowl. |
SILVERSMITH | Thomas Stackhouse |
DATE or HALLMARK | circa 1720 |
ASSAY OFFICE | London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS | 25 |
LENGTH in INCHES | 4 ½ |
SILVER STANDARD | .925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION | excellent, particularly good hinge action with no play |
FAULTS | well executed silver solder repair within the upper baluster decoration of both shafts |
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back | £250 | sold | item number: m5436 |