Silver - 26th October 2011

Lot 1455

An Elizabethan provincial silver chalice

Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £7000

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Description

An Elizabethan provincial silver chalice, maker's mark SL, for Lawrence Stratford, of Dorchester, circa 1575, tapering circular form, with a band of engraved decoration, on a knopped stem, on a raised circular foot with chased decoration, height 15.5cm, approx. weight 5.5oz. For maker's mark see: Jacksons, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 2002, page 273.