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A Queen Anne Britannia silver coffee pot, by Nathaniel lock,…
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Melbourne
Date:
18-Oct-2021
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A Queen Anne Britannia silver coffee pot, by Nathaniel lock, London, circa 1705, of typical tapering form, profusely embossed and chased with flowers, scrolls, and leaves, and a mask to the base of the spout. Bearing the London lion head city mark and maker's mark to the lid, date mark to the upper body, two unidentified hallmarks to the spout, possibly import marks, engraved with the Pilkington family crest. 637gms Britannia silver (including handle), 23 cm high, other notes: it is said that a Pilkington who fought under King Harold at the battle of Hastings in 1066AD, afterwards escaped under the disguise of a thresher, hence the crest's thresher emblem. The Pilkington lineage is the family of Lancashire – the Rivington division. The most notable of the Pilkingtons of Rivington was James Pilkington who became the first Protestant Bishop of Durham from 1561 until his death in 1576.
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Silver: Tea & Coffee Pots