Robert Sharp and Benjamin Stephenson
Each raised on a round spreading foot with foliate decorations, the handles in the form of a serpent’s body, resting on a ram's head, decorated with a band of trilobed leaves, engraved on either side with a coat of arms depicting a lion, measuring approximately 280 x 340 mm, maker's marks for Robert Sharp, British hallmarks for silver, accompanied by two later, detachable frames decorated with wine leaves and tendrils, each measuring approximately 210 x 210 mm, maker's marks for Benjamin Stephenson, British hallmarks for silver, total gross weight approximately 5200 g.
Expertise provided by consultant, Edouard de Sevin, Expert CNES.
Condition Report:
Maker's marks for Robert Sharp, British hallmarks for sterling silver, London, 1799, duty mark (King's head).
Detachable frames numbered 1 and 2, one with maker's marks for Benjamin Stephenson, British hallmarks for sterling silver, 1814; the other with indistinct marks.
Each bottom scratched with inventory numbers 2 x / 46 / 3 s/e.
In overall very good condition, with scratches, small nicks, some minor areas of tarnish, one with a minor dent to the front, consistent with age and use.
Total gross weight: approximately 5200 g.
Each raised on a round spreading foot with foliate decorations, the handles in the form of a serpent’s body, resting on a ram's head, decorated with a band of trilobed leaves, engraved on either side with a coat of arms depicting a lion, measuring approximately 280 x 340 mm, maker's marks for Robert Sharp, British hallmarks for silver, accompanied by two later, detachable frames decorated with wine leaves and tendrils, each measuring approximately 210 x 210 mm, maker's marks for Benjamin Stephenson, British hallmarks for silver, total gross weight approximately 5200 g.
Expertise provided by consultant, Edouard de Sevin, Expert CNES.
Condition Report:
Maker's marks for Robert Sharp, British hallmarks for sterling silver, London, 1799, duty mark (King's head).
Detachable frames numbered 1 and 2, one with maker's marks for Benjamin Stephenson, British hallmarks for sterling silver, 1814; the other with indistinct marks.
Each bottom scratched with inventory numbers 2 x / 46 / 3 s/e.
In overall very good condition, with scratches, small nicks, some minor areas of tarnish, one with a minor dent to the front, consistent with age and use.
Total gross weight: approximately 5200 g.
