A Pair of George II Silver Jugs
A Pair of George II Silver Jugs
London, 1745
Maker's Mark of Richard Gurney and Thomas Cooke
Height: 28cm, 11 in
Weight: 2838 g, 91 oz
Baluster form, with leaf-clad scroll handle and spout with moulded drop, a hinged cover with bud finial, the sides engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto within a rococo cartouche.
The arms are those of Mason with a crescent for difference denoting a second son, and with those of others on an escutcheon of pretence.
The arms are those of Nathaniel Maister with a crescent for difference and with those of others on an escutcheon of pretence.
The Maisters came to Hull from Kent in the 16th century, and traded with Hamburg, the Baltic and Scandinavia.
William Maister snr and Henry snr were Mayors of Hull in the 17th century. A younger Henry served as MP 1734-41, but tragedy struck his family. In April 1743 his wife Mary, their infant son and 2 maids were killed in a fire at the family’s High Street home. Mary ran back in to save her baby but the wooden staircase collapsed. The house was rebuilt with a stone staircase.
Henry himself died in December 1744, leaving his orphaned children to his younger brother Nathaniel.
You May Also Like
An Early English Easel Mirror
Anthony Nelme
A Shell & Anthemion Meat Dish
Paul Storr
A Pair of Scottish Abalone Silver Mounted Dishes on Stands
Hamilton's & Co.
A Pair of Victorian Dessert Stands
Robert Garrard II