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    Superb armorial Large and Heavy George III silver gravy or sauce boat 1750

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    This very large and heavy armorial and crested George II silver gravy or sauce boat was made in London in 1750 by Fuller White and measures 8 5/8 inches handle to spout by 4.5 inches wide and is 5.5 inches to the top of the handle. It stands on 3 large, cast shell shouldered and shell feet with scroll detailing to the bottom of the legs and has a large, cast handle with a flower head style terminal to the bottom of the handle and an acanthus leaf thumb piece that is split and "ribboned" where it attaches to the bowl. The border is cut and shaped and it has a large crest to one side and a full coat of arms to the other and is fully hallmarked underneath and is in excellent condition with no problems and weighs 16.15 ounces, a fine piece of silver to grace any table.

    The Marital Arms of Tyson and an Unknown Family

    The arms as engraved upon this George II English Sterling Silver Gravy or Sauce Boat by Fuller White, hallmarked London 1750 are those of the family of Tyson and an unknown family. These armorial bearings denote the marshalling of a marital coat showing on the dexter (the heraldic right on the left as you view the piece) the arms of the husband and on the sinister (the heraldic left on the right as you view it) the arms of the wife. They may be blazoned as follows:

    Arms:

    (on the dexter)    Vert three lions rampant reguardant argent crowned or (for Tyson)

    (on the sinister)    Argent (?) a chevron …… between three cocks …… (for ?)

    Crest:    A sinister arm in mail or the hand proper defended by an antique shield of the first lined vert with straps gules (for Tyson)

        

    I believe that upon the balance of probability these armorial bearings commemorate the marriage of a gentleman of the Tyson family in all probability of Woodland Green in the County of Gloucestershire or one of its collateral branches to a daughter of an as yet unidentified family. There is a note existing that Robert Dale, Suffolk Herald of Arms Extraordinary at The College of Arms painted and attested these particular armorial bearings during his tenure as Suffolk Herald Extraordinary (1707-1715 & 1720-1721). There is also a variant of these arms that were granted to this particular family in 1708 with the lions collared and chained. This particular grant was made to Samuel Tyson, of Woodland Green. However, so saying it would appear that the version of the arms as engraved upon this gravy or sauce boat continued to be used by members of the family after this date. The family of Tyson were well established both in Bristol and Gloucestershire. The uncle of Samuel Tyson was Edward Tyson, a successful merchant and Mayor of Bristol in the year 1659. Edward's son another Edward (born 20th January 1651 died 1st August 1708) was a physician and anatomist and was elected to the Royal Society.

    Superb armorial Large and Heavy George III silver gravy or sauce boat 1750

    Superb armorial Large and Heavy George III silver gravy or sauce boat 1750

    Superb armorial Large and Heavy George III silver gravy or sauce boat 1750

    Superb armorial Large and Heavy George III silver gravy or sauce boat 1750

    Superb armorial Large and Heavy George III silver gravy or sauce boat 1750

    Superb armorial Large and Heavy George III silver gravy or sauce boat 1750

    Superb armorial Large and Heavy George III silver gravy or sauce boat 1750

    Superb armorial Large and Heavy George III silver gravy or sauce boat 1750



    Price: £990



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