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Reference: S1528
Period: Victorian
Year: 1855
Silversmith: Hunt & Roskell, Late Storr & Morimer
Place: London
Price: $ 580.00
Weight: 160 grams
Dimensions: 12.0 cm diameter
Condition: Good, one very slight small dent, barely noticeable. All 4 feet in excellent condition.
Description: A Victorian silver wine bottle stand, with blank central cartouche (suitable for engraving), with embossed shell and scroll decoration, raised edge and 4 very ornate scrolling feet. It is a good weight and is good quality, and suitable for use. The base is engraved "Hunt & Roskell, Late Storr & Mortimer, 8095". The sterling lion, town mark, date letter and duty mark are clear, but the makers mark is very faint and barely visible (although not necessary with the full name engraved on the base). Hunt & Roskell were the most prestigious silversmiths of Victorian England, having descended from Paul Storr, the most famous of English silversmiths. They were silversmiths and jewellers to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and had an important display at the Great Exhibition of 1851. In 1865 it was recorded that they were the largest holders of precious stones in Europe (John Culme, Directory of Gold & Silversmiths, pg 245).
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Victorian Silver Wine Bottle Stand - Hunt & Roskell, Late Storr & Mortimer
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Detail of feet
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Hunt & Roskell, Late Storr & Mortimer
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