Robert Jones
Robert Jones I, London silversmith, no record of apprenticeship or freedom. 1st mark as plateworker 1774. 2nd mark, in partnership with John Scofield 1776. His wife Elizabeth entered her mark in 1783 after Jones’s death.
Robert Jones II, son of Robert Jones I, apprenticed Hougham 1787, free 1794. Mark entered as plateworker 1796.
Robert Jones
Robert Jones I, London silversmith, no record of apprenticeship or freedom. 1st mark as plateworker 1774. 2nd mark, in partnership with John Scofield 1776. His wife Elizabeth entered her mark in 1783 after Jones’s death.
Robert Jones II, son of Robert Jones I, apprenticed Hougham 1787, free 1794. Mark entered as plateworker 1796.
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1774
Robert Jones
10378 George III Antique Silver Candlesticks
£2,750>
A handsome pair of antique sterling silver candle holders with detachable sconces. Very attractive design with a decorative vase shaped stem and shaped bases with shell motifs. This design is repeated on the detachable sconces. Heavy cast silver and good original colour. These are a copy of an earlier design, probably custom made to match an existing pair. Total weight 920 grams, 29.5 troy ounces. Height 21cm. Base 10.8c,. London 177. Maker Robert Jones. There is a similar pair c.1735 in Peter Waldron’s esteemed work “Price Guide to Antique Silver”.
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1800
Robert Jones
9616 George III Silver Teapot
£650>
An elegant antique sterling silver teapot of oval shapely form with bands of pretty bright cut engraving to the body, lid and spout. Simple classic design. There is a foliate cartouche engraved to the front and back, uninscribed. Teapot weight 496 grams, 16 troy ounces. Contains 1200 ml. Height 17.5 cm. Spread 29 cm. Base 12 x 8 cm. London 1800. Maker Robert Jones.