Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes, London silversmith, apprenticed to plateworker Christopher Shaw 1655, free 1662. Shaw ran a substantial workshop, having 6 apprentices between 1663-1672 and by 1670 he seems to have become a large sub-contractor to Edward Backwell, making a significant part of the large 3,270 oz dining service supplied to Prince Rupert. Hughes died c.1677.
Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes, London silversmith, apprenticed to plateworker Christopher Shaw 1655, free 1662. Shaw ran a substantial workshop, having 6 apprentices between 1663-1672 and by 1670 he seems to have become a large sub-contractor to Edward Backwell, making a significant part of the large 3,270 oz dining service supplied to Prince Rupert. Hughes died c.1677.
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Thomas Hughes
9350 Antique Charles II Pillar Candlestick
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An extremely rare early English silver candlestick from the reign of Charles II. It has a triple pillar column and square stepped base, all with a silver gilt finish. The base is engraved with two contemporary armorials and the motto “Manus Iusta Mardus” for the Maynard family*. Weight 638 grams, 20.5 troy ounces. Height 23.3cm. base 18.3cm square. Stamped underneath in three corners for London 1663. Maker possibly Thomas Hughes* (courtesy of Dr David Mitchell’s “Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London”). Sterling silver.
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