Antique Silver Punch Bowl Champagne Cooler Barnards, 1888, 19th C

This is a large gorgeous antique Victorian sterling silver punch bowl bearing the makers mark of the renowned silversmith Walter Barnard with hallmarks forLondon 1892 and retailed by Gibson & Co, Belfast. This exquisite punch bowl is also ideal as a champagne cooler and it has beautiful and incredibly detailed embossed half fluted decoration and is raised on a pedestal foot. It bears a fabulous heraldic crest for the Sharman-Crawford family with the latin motto "Durum Patientia Frango" which translates to "By patience I break what is hard" The SHARMAN-CRAWFORD combined Coat of Arms Born at Moira Castle, at the age of 25 on 5 December 1805, as William SHARMAN, he married at Bangor, Mabel Fridiswid CRAWFORD and had with her eleven children. They lived together at Crawford House, Crawford's Burn, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Just before his death in 1827, William's brother-in-law Arthur Crawford in a pact with his father, agreed to break the entail on the estate in favour of his sister Mabel Fridiswid CRAWFORD, and William SHARMAN was authorised, by Royal Licence to assume the surname of CRAWFORD in addition to, and after SHARMAN, and to bear the arms of Crawford quarterly with those of Sharman, thus beginning the SHARMAN-CRAWFORD line. This is truly a special item and it will attract the maximum amount of attention, the quality and craftsmanship are undeniable. Condition: In excellent condition with clear hallmarks and no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 19 x Width 35 x Depth 35 Weight 1.84 kg Dimensions in inches: Height 7 inches x Width 1 foot, 2 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches Weight 59 troy oz Walter Barnard (1868 - 1903) was part of possibly the oldest manufacturing silversmith in the world, the origin of this business having been established by Anthony Nelme...

This is a large gorgeous antique Victorian sterling silver punch bowl bearing the makers mark of the renowned silversmiths Walker & Hall and hallmarks for Sheffield 1893. This exquisite punch bowl is also ideal as a champagne cooler and it has beautiful and incredibly detailed embossed half fluted decoration and is raised on a pedestal foot. This is truly a special item and it will attract the maximum amount of attention, the quality and craftsmanship are undeniable. Condition: In excellent condition with clear hallmarks and no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 15 x Width 26 x Depth 26 Weight 0.87 kg Dimensions in inches: Height 6 inches x Width 10 inches x Depth 10 inches Weight 28 troy oz Walker & Hall the business was established in Sheffield in 1845 by George Walker...

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This is a gorgeous antique Victorian silver plated punch bowl bearing the makers mark of the renowned silversmiths W.Briggs & Co of Sheffield, England, Circa 1880 in date. This exquisite punch bowl has beautiful and incredibly detailed scroll-cast rim with embossed half fluted decoration and raised on a pedestal foot. This is truly a special item and it will attract the maximum amount of attention, the quality and craftsmanship are undeniable. Condition: In excellent condition. As an antique item, the bowl shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, it displays beautifully. Dimensions in cm: Height 21 x Width 26.5 x Depth 26.5 Dimensions in inches: Height 8 inches x Width 10 inches x Depth 10 inches According to the Census, William Marriott Briggs (1845-1934) was born at Chesterfield. He was the son of William Briggs; his mother was Sarah Marriott Briggs. In 1871, aged 25, he was enumerated in the Census as an ‘electro-plate manufacturer’, living with his parents at Brocco Bank. An establishment date of 1845 appeared in a trade advertisement, which ties in with Briggs’s apparent birth date. In 1873, William Briggs & Co registered a silver mark from Andrew Street, Wicker. Briggs had taken over the Britannia metal and electro-plate enterprise of James Allan...

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Silver gorgeous Champagne & Wine Cooler vintage (last quarter of 19th century) of finest appearance ____________________________________________________________ !! SILVER WEIGHT: 27.51 OZ 780 GRAMS !! ____________________________________________________________ Excellently manufactured nicest quite heavy bowl made of massive silver, with two handles ( = highest manufacturing quality !) : The bowl can be used as cooler for champagne or white wine where ice cubes have to be put into. - This elegant silver item has round base / the cooler is abundantly decorated - its surface is worked in finest manner. The decorations were made by chiselled / chasing work: Acanthus scrolls as well as flower's blossoms attached to leavy stems growing out from area below decorate the cooler's part below like a frieze / additionally, there is a bulged border of stylized leaves existing, running around at bowl's upper part two hoisted handles partially covered with so-said pearl ornaments existing. ____________________________________________________________ MADE 1889 branded by UK HALLMARK maker's mark: WBJ into a shield ( = Walter & John Barnard), number 190 / LONDON, dated 1889 branded by UK / LONDON OFFICIAL STAMP: so-said LION PASSANT with year's mark O of 1889 STERLING...

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