Leopard Antiques Georgian Silver Christening Mug

Georgian Silver Christening Mug

Reference: S1330 Period: George IV Year: 1821 Silversmith: Joseph Angell I Place: London Price: $ 290.00 Weight: 140 grams Dimensions: Height 9.4 cm Condition: Good, small dent to decoration. Scratches to interior gilding. Description: A Georgian silver baluster Christening mug, embossed with a delightful scene of a child sitting with a squirrel under trees, with a butterfly hovering overhead. Additional decoration includes a variety of flowers and scrolling foliage. The double scroll handle is capped with an acanthus leaf scroll, and the spreading base is gadrooned. The mug is engraved "EW, The Gift of his Grandmother, Mrs Walton", and the interior is gilded. Joseph Angell I was the first member of the Angell family of silversmiths, described by Pickford as "very fine 19th century family of goldsmiths" (Jacksons hallmarks). The makers mark, lion and London town mark are very clear, the date letter and duty mark are worn but still legible. 1821 is the year the London townmark leopard's head lost his crown.

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