George I 1723 Britannia Silver Cylinder Kitchen Pepper Pot Hallmarked London
Ref: 002905
Price
£295
Item Details
George I Britannia silver kitchen pepper pot, with a cylinder form, reeded scrolled hand, initial engraving to the underside, S over I K, and a push-fit sterling silver lid with trefoil piercing.
Hallmarks have wear but readable. The lid is simply marked with the lion passant mark for sterling silver, and body consists of the Britannia mark for 958 Britannia silver, lion-head-erased mark for London, and London date letter H for 1723, and makers mark I O for George Greenhill Jones.
MeasurementsThe cylinder measures 38mm wide by 62mm long (inc. handle), with a base width of 51mm and a lid width of 40mm, by 81mm high (inc. lid), and has a silver weight of 61.3g
Date of manufacture
1723
ConditionSome dents to the underside, and a small split to the handle. The base is Britannia silver and the lid is sterling silver. Britannia standard was in force between the 27th of March 1697 to the 1st of June 1720, after then was optional. The lid and base maybe a marriage of parts, but they fit well and contemporarily match.
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