Object Description
An antique silver bowl with extensive embossed decoration of flowers, leaves and scrolls. To the front is a rococo design cartouche – uninscribed. Superb quality and heavy gauge silver. No lid.
Weight 222 grams, 7.1 troy ounces.
Height 8.4cm. Diameter 10.5cms.
London 1754.
Maker Samuel Taylor.
Sterling silver.
Marks. Stamped underneath with a full set of clear and matching English silver hallmarks.
SAMUEL TAYLOR
Samuel Taylor, London silversmith, apprenticed to John Newton, free 1744. 1st mark entered 1744 as largeworker. 2nd mark 1757. Taylor specialised in tea caddies and sugar bowls, like his master, and his mark is rarely found on any other genre.