QUEEN ANNE BRITANNIA SILVER CASTER
Charles Adam, London, 1712
Front Side 1
Verso Side 2
Underfoot marks and inscription Lid mark pierced through
Of heavy gauge Britannia silver, the early girdled baluster caster with a bayonet mount, the lid pierced in two planes of
differing designs (a feature not commonly found at any other period) and with knop finial, raised on a circular foot; the foot
verso bearing marks AD, Lion’s Head Erased, and Britannia and mark for 1712-13, and with scratched initials F over S*M;
the lid with a Lion's Head Erased. There is
a second apparent mark of AD on the upper section of the lid, but barely
visible
Condition: Excellent, crisp legible marks to the body (Grimwade #25); one mark to lid mark crisp but pierced through;
a second is poorly stuck, with a barely visible A visible only
6.3 oz. / 6.75” High
SOLD
#5775a
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