Richard Cooke
A set of four George III silver candlesticks
Richard Cooke
A set of four George III silver candlesticks
By Richard Cooke
London, 1801
32cm, 12½in. high
3050gr., 98oz
The circular base with gadroon borders and fluted stems, the nozzles with removable drip-pans, engraved with a coat-of-arms.
The arms are those of Blackett quartering Douglas impaling Keene for William Blackett (1759–1816) who was born at Matfen Hall, Stamfordham, Northumberland, the son of Sir Edward Blackett, 4th Bt., and his wife, Anne, daughter of Oley Douglas. He succeeded to the title as 5th Bt. upon the death of his father in 1804. Educated at Trinity College, Oxford, he was married to Mary Anne, daughter of Benjamin Keene in 1801, by whom he had five sons and two daughters. He was High Sheriff of Northumberland from 1807 to 1808 and died in 1816.
No record of apprenticeship of freedom. Only mark entered as plateworker, 28 June 1799. Address: 29 Carey Street, 14 January 1805. His work, which has survived in reasonable quantity, shows a high standard and he probably supplied one of the leading retailers, Rundell and Co. or Jeffreys, Jones and Gilbert. Most frequently met with are tea-sets and entree-dishes, with some good, covered cups of semi-classical inspiration. His work is always of exceptional quality and gauge.
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