Queen Anne Antique Silver Tazza, London 1712.

Object Description

An early English silver footed salver with a simple reed border and pedestal foot. Excellent simple styling typical of the period. Good size and weight. Hand engraved to the centre is a large decorative cartouche containing a coat of arms for the Wimborne family with swan crest above and motto below.

Weight 550g, 17.6 troy oz.
Height 7.1cm, 2.8ins. Diameter 22.7cm, 8.9ins.
London 1712.
Maker possibly Alice Sheene.
Sterling silver.

Marks. Stamped on top with a full set of English silver hallmarks, the foot with lion mark. The maker’s mark is not fully stamped but could possibly be “SH” for Alice Sheene.

Arms. These are the impaled, marital arms of the industrialist Sir Ivor Bertie Guest, 2nd Baronet (29 August 1835 – 22 February 1914) and his wife Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill (1847–1927), eldest the daughter of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough and aunt of Sir Winston Churchill. They married on 25 May 1868. In 1880, on Disraeli’s initiative, Sir Ivor was elevated to the peerage as Baron Wimborne, of Canford Magna in the County of Dorset. The motto “Ferro Non Gladio” translates as “By Iron, Not by the Sword”.

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Object Literature

Antique silver salvers. From the 17th century until the reign of George I salvers were raised on a pedestal foot. This form is often called a “tazza”. By 1700 some were made with the foot unscrewing. Very occasionally this type will also have 3 or 4 feet so that the salver can be used on a lower level. The traditional form of salver with plain flat surfaces and small feet at the edge, rarely found before the reign of George I, was made in various forms such as round, rectangular, oval and octagonal and are an ideal starting off point for collectors of early silver.

Object Condition

The salver is in very good condition with minor wear consistent with age. There is a slight unevenness to the centre.

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