Benjamin Godfrey
( 1741 )
A Plain Bodied Coffee Pot
Benjamin Godfrey
( 1741 )
A Plain Bodied Coffee Pot
Silver & Wood
George II
London, 1740
Maker's mark of Benjamin Godfrey
Height: 24 cm, 9.4 in.
No records exist for the apprenticeship or freedom of Benjamin Godfrey. However, it is almost a certainty that he was under the employment of Abraham Buteux. Godfrey married Buteux's widow, Elizabeth, in 1732 and entered his first marks in the same year. He was recorded at the same address in Norris Street, Haymarket when his subsequent marks were registered in 1739 and 1741. Huguenot influence is evident in his fine plate, but rococo designs can also be found among his works. Elizabeth entered her mark alone, also in 1741, and is described as the goldsmith, silversmith and jeweller to the duke of Cumberland. It is not known if Benjamin worked with her after this date.
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