Richard Blackwell
Richard Blackwell the elder, apprenticed to William Challicombe, free of the Merchant Taylor 1605, sworn to the Ordinances of the Goldsmith’s Company 1606, Blackwell not only was a successful silversmith binding eight apprentices between 1607 and 1647, but also had a significant retail business. His son, Richard Blackwell the younger, continued the trade and he himself bound a further 5 apprentices. Died 1663.
Richard Blackwell
Richard Blackwell the elder, apprenticed to William Challicombe, free of the Merchant Taylor 1605, sworn to the Ordinances of the Goldsmith’s Company 1606, Blackwell not only was a successful silversmith binding eight apprentices between 1607 and 1647, but also had a significant retail business. His son, Richard Blackwell the younger, continued the trade and he himself bound a further 5 apprentices. Died 1663.
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1635
Richard Blackwell
8364 Antique Charles I Silver Chalice
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A rare early English sterling silver chalice dating to the reign of Charles I. Nearly 400 years old and in very good condition. Gilt silver. Plain form with a tapering bowl and hexafoil foot. The stem and foot have hand engraved decoration, the foot with a crucifixion scene. Excellent colour and workmanship. Contains 150 ml. Weight 303 grams, 9.7 troy ounces. Height 17cm. Diameter – top 7.5cm, foot 11.5cm. Good silver marks for London 1635. Maker’s mark probably “RB over an escallop” – see Jacksons (Pickford edition) page 117. Probably Richard Blackwell the elder – see David Mitchell’s Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London*
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1626
Richard Blackwell
9968 Charles I Antique Silver Beaker
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Dating from the early 1600’s. An early English antique silver beaker of plain tapering design with simple foot wires. Lovely plain form. Excellent patina and hand beaten finish. Contains 250 ml. Weight 120 grams, 3.8 troy ounces. Height 8.9 cm. Diameter 7.0cm (top), 6.0cm (base). London 1626. Sterling silver. Maker’s mark “probably” Richard Blackwell the Elder – see David Mitchell’s “Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London”.
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