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On spreading foot, the slightly tapering cylindrical body flat-chased with Chinoiserie plants, exotic birds and two figures with sun above, with beaded scroll handles, engraved on one side with a foliate wreath and a later crest in plain shield, the detachable domed cover similarly chased with Chinoiserie below an acanthus finial, marked on body and cover flange
634 in. (17.2 cm.) high
24 oz. 3 dwt. (752 gr.)
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Lot Essay

D. Mitchell, Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: Their Lives and Their Marks, Woodbridge, 2017, p. 488-489, records several pieces by this maker with Chinoiserie decoration including porringers, tankards and salvers

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