A Pair of George Ashforth & Co. Silver Wine Coolers, Sheffield, 1801. Marks: (crown), (duty mark), (lion passant), (maker's ... (Total: 2 )

Description

A Pair of George Ashforth & Co. Silver Wine Coolers, Sheffield, 1801
Marks: (crown), (duty mark), (lion passant), (maker's mark), H
9-1/8 x 11-1/4 x 8-7/8 inches (23.2 x 28.6 x 22.5 cm)
5204 grams (167.32 troy ounces)

The coolers are finely engraved with a quartered coat of arms enclosed within a ribbon-tied laurel wreath; the escutcheon displays multiple devices, including checkered fields, a chevron charged with motifs, and in the upper left quadrant what appears to be a small animal, possibly a badger, rendered in profile; the whole is accompanied below by a motto ribbon inscribed VIRTUS EST DEI (Virtue is of God); the detailing is crisply cut with hatched and stippled backgrounds emphasizing the heraldic charges, lending depth to the design.



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