George III Silver Twin Handled Vase or Sugar Bowl (1 of 8)

Larkin & Gallow

Suffolk, UK

From 2013, Larkin & Gallow have been giving new life to elegant, beautiful and 'well loved' antiques, saving items of British hallmarked silver from being scrapped through sensitive restoration, renewal and regeneration.

George III Silver Twin Handled Vase or Sugar Bowl

Name: George III Silver Twin Handled Vase or Sugar Bowl
SKU: LA482707
Price: 175 GBP
Availability: InStock

REF: P1 - 100 / LA482707

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Description

So what to do with a delightful George III twin handled sugar bowl dating from 1808 when it is no longer watertight and is being shunned by everybody at an auction...and you really want to save it from a date with the scrapper? Well, I decided it was too lovely to meet its maker (so to speak) and raised my paddle as the smelters pot beckoned. To cut a long story short, with the assistance of a lovely local potter, we have found it a great vehicle for bringing flowers to the table and something of a conversation piece with family and friends alike. With the help of my friend the potter; this 'sugar bowl' now has a unique liner that provides it with an extended life as; a table decoration, a flower vase, a container for nuts, sweets etc...and even...yes Sugar!!! It may not be everybody's cup of tea (sic), but hopefully this Georgian beauty is something somebody out there will also want to save from an ignominious end?

measurements

Height:

100 mm

Width:

180 mm

Depth:

90 mm

Weight:

495 g

Silver weight - 260g

measurements

declaration

Larkin & Gallow has clarified that the George III Silver Twin Handled Vase or Sugar Bowl (LA482707) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1808

declaration

condition

Let's not forget this is a 216 year old piece of silver from the time of George III. During all that time it is very likely that it saw active service as a functional family sugar bowl for the bulk of the time. As a consequence, not only does it have the normal array of small dinks and surface scratches, it also has a couple patches of very thin silver and a small hole that necessitated the liner being installed. No doubt a Georgian enthusiast (or a good silversmith) could restore this delightful item...but at a significant monetary cost, as well as a potential to compromise its integrity. All but the makers marks are readable, consequently it is not possible to confirm with any certainty who the maker was. That said the construction reflects other works from about the same time by Robert Metham or Michael Starkey.

additional info

Period:

Georgian Silver

Early 19th Century Silver

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