Silver & Objects of Vertu - 1st May 2025
Lot 1859
A mid-17th century Wessex silver footed waiter,
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £5040
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Description
A mid-17th century Wessex silver footed waiter,
by Thomas Hayward, Salisbury circa 1670,
plain circular form, on a tapering circular foot, diameter 16.5cm, approx. weight 7.1oz.
Thomas Hayward was an important Salisbury goldsmith and spoonmaker in the mid-17th century. He was an apprentice to Thomas Thornburgh by 1660 and went on to become a Common-Councillor in 1674. Hayward would later die in 1677, and his second wife, Elizabeth Cornelius carried on his business for several years after his death. His body of work is found on both Church plate of the area and domestic pieces like porringers and spoons.
For his mark see, Kent, T., West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, J.H. Bourdon-Smith, 1992, page 98,