27th Sep, 2022 10:00

East Anglian, Fine Art & Antiques Sale

 
  Lot 203
 

203

Extremely rare William III silver lighthouse caster, by William Clare of Warminster

Extremely rare William III provincial silver lighthouse caster, of cylindrical form, with moulded girdle and pierced and ribbed cover, with bayonet fastening, on a domed ribbed base, the body, pricked on one side with the initials 'A' over 'WA' over '1699' and further later engraved with a pennant armorial with sixteen quarterings, the underside engraved with initials MAB, a key to the pennant quarterings and inscribed " The seize quartiers of the issue of Horace Robert Pechell and Caroline Mary Kerr". The maker's mark only struck four times, probably William Clare of Warminster circa 1699. All at approximately 9ozs. 20cm overall height.

Horace Robert Pechell married Lady Caroline Mary Kerr in 1826 which indicates the date of the engraved armorial detail.


Condition Report

General overall condition good, some surface wear, scratching, and minor dents commensurate with age and use, pricked detail is very faint, other engraving is quite sharp, soldering generally is rough and there may have a repair to the inside of the cover near one of the fasteners, top rim of body is slightly distorted, edge of upper rim of cover is worn in places. No visible evidence of other major damage or repair. Marks are good.

 

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Auction: East Anglian, Fine Art & Antiques Sale, 27th Sep, 2022

Storage charges:- Please note that all lots of furniture, garden statues and rugs will only be available for collection at our premises until 5pm on Monday 3rd October.  After which, all items of furniture will be collected by R & D Schofield Removals at a cost of  £10 + vat per lot and kept at their storage facility at a cost of £1 per day storage fee thereafter.

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