John Wakelin & William Taylor

A Pair of George III Pierced Baskets

John Wakelin & William Taylor

A Pair of George III Pierced Baskets

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London, 1791
Maker’s mark of John Wakelin & William Taylor.

Weight: 1,116g, 35 oz 17 dwt
Length: 24 cm, 9.4 in

Each basket of shaped oval form, with C-scroll and acanthus leaf border, with pierced sides. The centre with engraved armorial for the Edward Hase and his wife Virtue Repps and an art deco monogram. The baskets resting on rope twist and pierced collet feet.

These are the arms of Edward Hase (1732-1804) Esqr. of Salle Hall, Norfolk and his wife Virtue Repps (1732-1801) formerly of Matishall, Norfolk. In 1754 they were married at East Dereham, Norfolk.

DESCRIPTION SILVERSMITH BIOGRAPHY

Edward Hase was the son of John Hase (1684-1761) by Mary Lombe (1688-1775). In 1761 he was responsible for the building of Salle Hall.
Virtute Repps was the daughter and coheir of John Repps (1705-1751) of Maitland by Virtue Boardman (1695-1733).

Taylor, William (1764) Son of William Tayler Citizen and Leatherseller of London, apprenticed to John Eaton 6 February 1765 and turned over the same day to his father. Free, I April 1772. First mark entered as
plateworker, in partnership with John Wakelin, 25 September 1776. Address:
Panton Street. Second mark, 9 May 1777. Heal records them as John Wakelin and William Taylor (successors to Parker and Wakelin), goldsmiths, Panton Street, 1776– 96. The latter spelling of the surname is normally now used but both the clerk's entry and signature are spelt Tayler. This partnership constituted the fourth link in the connection between George Wickes and
Robert Garrard. Taylor died 29 July 1792: 'At Stockwell Surrey after a lingering illness Mr Wm. Taylor goldsmith of Panton Street'
(The Gentleman's Magazine, p. 575 and European Magazine, p. 480).

John Wakelin & William Taylor