Description

An outstanding piece of workmanship by this rare and sought after maker. A small gilt silver tray; the cast, scalloped border with shell motifs, the outer border and centre with fine hand engraved decoration. The armorial is for the Gilbert family with the motto “Pro Christo et Patria” below.

Weight 225 grams, 7.2 troy ounces.
Length 17.6cm. Width 11.5cm.
London 1731.
Maker Charles Kandler.
Sterling silver.

Exquisite small size. Probably a spoon tray.

Arms. The motto “Pro Christo et Patria” translates as “For Christ and Country”. The genealogy report for this item can be found among the images.  There is a tankard in the Royal Collection with the same coat of arms https://www.rct.uk/collection/50555/tankard relating to George I, Elector of Hanover and King of Britain.

In very good condition with moderate signs of wear commensurate with age. The engravings and borders are still sharp. Minor losses to the gilding on the underside where it has been sitting for nearly 300 years.

Maker: Charles Kandler

Charles Kandler (Carl Rudolph Kändler) b.1695, a German from Saxony. Charles was mentioned in 1710 as apprenticed to goldsmith Jacob Irminger in Dresden. He arrived in London in 1727 and entered his first mark (New Standard and Sterling) that same year in partnership with James Murray. Murray died within a few months and Kandler registered new marks - New Standard (KA with a mitre above) and Sterling (CK with a pellet or mullet below in a shaped shield). He also used an unregistered mark (CK with a mitre above). Kandler’s early work shows a unique style, decidedly German in form. From 1730 he worked for the goldsmith and banker Henry Jernagan (Jerningham) in Russell Street, Covent Garden. The identity of this highly important maker was a mystery until recent research showed him to be the elder brother of Johann Joachim Kandler, the prized porcelain modeller at the Meissen factory, with whom he shared many similarities of style. Charles returned to Germany, probably because his father was not well. His younger brother Charles Friedrich Kändler (1712–1778) took over the business in London in September 1735 with a fresh set of sterling and new standard marks. A subsequent mark was entered in 1739. Charles Kandler left a legend of outstanding works amongst which are the great wine cooler in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg and the remarkable kettle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Ref: Thomas Joski (6th great grandnephew) and https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Rudolph_K%C3%A4ndler

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