FINE EARLY ENGLISH ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY GEORGIAN 1742 STERLING SILVER BUN PEPPER
Item History & Price
Please bid with total confidence, we only deal in antique solid silver items and please check out our feedback if you have not bought with us before.POSTAGE : UK £7.75 SPECIAL DELIVERY, WORLDWIDE £11.95 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE, EUROPE £11.95 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE.Description A fine rare early-dated English antique 18th Century George II solid sterling silver bun pepper pot by the silversmith Richard Gosling - (1739 -1757) in lovely con...dition and with full English silver hallmarks for London 1742. Excellent quality genuine 277 year old sterling silver example, (definitely not a modern re-production), a superb very early pepper pot in a bulbous baluster shape in its original plain form, resting on a flared circular pedestal base and complete with its original tight fitting pierced silver pull-off lid. Beautiful clear hallmarks and it weighs a heavy 63 grams. No engraved inscriptions, has a very faint monogram that has worn away/erased and is no longer readable. Ready to be used and a very nice item.Measurements Measures approx. 3.45 inches (88mm) in height x 1.75 inches (44mm) in diameter. Date English antique 18th Century George II solid sterling silver, with a full set of silver hallmarks for London 1742 (date letter "g"). Superb clear struck marks, includes an early lion gardent silver stamp and the crowned leopards head. Easily pre-dates silver duty so no duty mark.Maker Silversmiths initials "R.G" for the London silver-maker Richard Gosling - (1739 -1757). 100% guaranteed genuine. Condition Lovely condition and ready to be used. No repairs and no nasty knocks or dents, just a few minor little bruises, really nothing much at all and a lovely genuine antique example and nice to find one in its original state and without later embossed decoration. The silver pull-off lid is almost definitely original and is a good tight fit and the pierced decoration is undamaged. Beautiful early silver pepper and a fine early year date.
Superb rare early-dated English antique 18th Century George II solid sterling silver bun pepper pot. Shipping and packing and ratesUK £7.75(Special delivery)Worldwide: £11.95 (Airsure - if applicable)Europe: £11.95 (Airsure - if applicable)All items purchased usually dispatched within 24 hours following cleared payment.Payment detailsPlease wait until an invoice has been sent if you are unsure of total costs. We accept cheques, paypal, bank transfers & UK postal orders. Payments must usually be received within 3 days after the end of sale. Items over £50 will only be sent by trackable methods, ie, special delivery, Airsure, etc, .. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. Thank you.
Superb rare early-dated English antique 18th Century George II solid sterling silver bun pepper pot. Shipping and packing and ratesUK £7.75(Special delivery)Worldwide: £11.95 (Airsure - if applicable)Europe: £11.95 (Airsure - if applicable)All items purchased usually dispatched within 24 hours following cleared payment.Payment detailsPlease wait until an invoice has been sent if you are unsure of total costs. We accept cheques, paypal, bank transfers & UK postal orders. Payments must usually be received within 3 days after the end of sale. Items over £50 will only be sent by trackable methods, ie, special delivery, Airsure, etc, .. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. Thank you.
