Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York : Scribner · leaf 68
r hand, thecost of a piece of plate of the eighteenth century dependsupon the usefulness of the article, and its esthetic merit. Throughout the second half of this century beautiful de-signs in f^incy and plain piercing appeared on many articlesof silver. (See No. 145.) This style was probably… … SIR WILLIAM BENN No. 9 (eighteenth century) Goldsmith and Lord Mayor of London (1747) A painting at the Goldsmiths Hall represents Alderman Benn and five companions, the members of a Jacobean society called Benns Club. Three of the six were goldsmiths and all six were Lord Mayors of London…
Plate, English · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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