Louys Cuny
Louys Cuny, Hugeunot immigrant, endenizened (naturalised) 8th May 1697, same day as Peter and Claudius Platel and John Chartier. Free 1703. First mark entered 1703. Second mark (sterling), unrecorded, circa 1720. Elected to the livery 1708. His son Samuel was apprenticed to him in 1710 and turned over to Daniel Shaw, free 1724 but did not enter a mark. Louys Cuny died 1733. There are many different spellings of his name – Louis, Lewis, Cugny, de Cuney…
Louys Cuny
Louys Cuny, Hugeunot immigrant, endenizened (naturalised) 8th May 1697, same day as Peter and Claudius Platel and John Chartier. Free 1703. First mark entered 1703. Second mark (sterling), unrecorded, circa 1720. Elected to the livery 1708. His son Samuel was apprenticed to him in 1710 and turned over to Daniel Shaw, free 1724 but did not enter a mark. Louys Cuny died 1733. There are many different spellings of his name – Louis, Lewis, Cugny, de Cuney…
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1716
Louys Cuny
8740 Antique George I Silver Cruet
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A rare early English silver cruet with two hexagonal bottles for oil and vinegar and a small single hexagonal castor or pepperette. Excellent weight. Good Huguenot maker. The frame has a shaped side carrying handle, and side supports for the bottle tops and pepperette. Total weight of silver 840 grams, 27 troy ounces. Height 18 cms. Stand London 1716 (Britannia standard silver*), maker Louys Cuny. Pepperette, made later to match, dated London 1727 (sterling silver), makers mark rubbed. His most unusual piece of work is probably the curious triangle salt of the Upholders (upholsterers) Company.
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1729
Louys Cuny
9140 Antique George II Silver Trencher Salt
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A large and imposing antique sterling silver salt of circular form and standing on a raised pedestal foot. Extremely heavy weight. Applied cut card decoration. To the centre is a hand engraved armorial within a decorative cartouche with a motto below, on the front is a crest. Weight 229 grams, 7.3 troy ounces. Height 5.5 cm. Diameter 9 cm. London 1729. Maker Louys Cuny, a good Huguenot maker.
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