A Queen Anne Silver Teapot
by William Gamble, London, 1712

pear-shaped and on collet foot, the hinged domed cover with baluster finial, engraved with a coat-of-arms within foliage cartouche, with later wood handle
15cm high, gross weight 15oz 2dwt, 469gr

William Gamble was the son of Thomas Gamble, a carpenter. He apprenticed to John Sutton in June of 1680 and was to gain his freedom in March 1688, though his first recorded mark doesn't appear until 1697 when he is recorded as working on Foster Lane. He worked his way up in the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths', joining the Livery in 1705, the court in 1724 and finally becoming Warden in 1730. He would seem to have had a successful career giving the surving body of work that exists, including a broad range of domestic wears of which the present teapot is a good example.

Estimate
£700 - £1,000

Buyer's premium: 24.00%

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Fully marked underneath. The cover apparently unmarked. There is some wear to the marks. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The wear is particularly noticeable as a softening to the engraved coat-of-arms. The wood handle is later. There is a small area of solder inside the cover. This may be a repair or constructional.

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