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A monumental Victorian sterling silver salver, by Benjamin…
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Auckland
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14-Jun-2020
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A monumental Victorian sterling silver salver, by Benjamin Smith II, London 1845. Highly decorative in the rococo style, circular outline with an elaborate pierced border of foliate scrolls, acanthus, classical and mythical figures in high relief. The centre profusely decorated with Rococo-style C-scrolls and floral blossoms, the middle crested with the Nicholson armorial crest and inscribed 'Constantia et Fortitudine' (through Perseverance and Bravery). The feet modelled as four masks in high relief representative of the four seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn. Benjamin Smith III (1793 - 1850) Eldest Son of Benjamin Smith II, born 6 October 1793 at 12 Hockley row near Birmingham, apprenticed to his father as silversmith 6 July 1808. Free, 3 January 1821. First mark, in partnership with his father, entered 5 July 1816. Address: Camberwell. Second mark alone,15 July 1818. Moved to 12 Duke Street, Lincoln's Inn fields, and third mark, 24 July 1822. Fourth mark, 1 December 1837. Livery, April 1842. Died 1850. Weight 6075g, diameter 65 cm
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Silver: Trays, Salvers, Waiters and Plates