Queen Anne Silver Taperstick
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Stock: 9497
Date: 1711
Maker: Thomas Merry
Country: England
A delightful little antique silver taper stick of plain early design with baluster stem and raised square foot with canted...
Description
Condition
The taperstick is in very good condition with no damage. Excellent patina.The taperstick is in very good condition with no damage. Excellent patina.
Maker Information
Maker: Thomas Merry
Thomas Merry I (active 1701-c.1724). Apprenticed to Henry Grant in 1693 and turned over to John Laughton, a specialist candlestick maker in 1695. Thomas married in 1699 before becoming free in 1701. His first mark was entered in 1701 as smallworker. Livery 1712. Churchwarden of St John Zachary 1714. Thomas, like his master John Laughton. specialised in making candlesticks and tapersticks. Many of these were fashioned in the octagonal design popular at the time.
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