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A George II sterling silver Warwick cruet frame with original…
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Melbourne
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31-Jul-2016
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A George II sterling silver Warwick cruet frame with original bottles and casters, with a contemporary coat of arms and crests of a rampant lion by Samuel Wood, London 1744, the frame 21 cm high, The arms are those of Rokesborough (sometimes spelt Roxburgh), In 1715, the silversmith, Anthony Nelme produced a cruet stand for the 1st Earl of Warwick with a cinquefoil tray supporting three silver casters and two glass with a centre vertical post with a ring handle. The name has been applied as a generic term to similar cruet stands. The largest caster was designed for sugar, the two smaller silver casters, for pepper and dry mustard, the glass bottles were for oil and vinegar
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