Samuel Lea
Samuel Lea, London silversmith, apprenticed to John Diggle 1698. Turned over to Philip Rollod 1700. 1st mark as largeworker 1711. Second (sterling mark) 1721.
Samuel Lea
Samuel Lea, London silversmith, apprenticed to John Diggle 1698. Turned over to Philip Rollod 1700. 1st mark as largeworker 1711. Second (sterling mark) 1721.
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1710
Samuel Lea
9324 Queen Anne Silver Snuffer Stand
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A rare early English silver snuffer tray of oval form with cast acorn handle and three ball feet, similar style to the early chambersticks of a contemporary date. Britannia standard silver*. Hand engraved to the centre with a family armorial contained within a large scroll cartouche. Weight 250 grams, 8 troy ounces. Spread 15.8 cm. Pan 18.6 x 9.2 cm. London 1710. Maker probably Samuel Lea (Charles J Jackson’s “English Goldsmiths and Their Marks”).
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