Charles I Antique Silver Beaker


Date: 1626

Maker: Richard Blackwell

Country: England

Stock: 9968

Description

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”.

Marks. Stamped underneath with a full set of English silver hallmarks.

Biography

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.

Condition

In very good condition. Excellent patina.

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