Salt
Lewis Hamon (fl.1716 - 1739)
Category
Silver
Date
1736 - 1737
Materials
Sterling silver
Measurements
4.4 cm (Height); 7.9 cm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852073.2
Summary
Salt, sterling silver, one of two by Lewis Hamon, London, 1736/7. Part of a set of six, the other four by David Hennell I, London, 1758/9. The circular-bellied body of the salt is raised and has a cast gadroon rim and three cast concertina pad and scroll feet. Heraldry: The front of the salt is engraved with the quartered arms of the Hanoverian monarchs (pre-1801) within the Garter and beneath an imperial crown flanked by the initials G R.
Full description
For further detail see the master object entry.
Provenance
Jewel Office; allocated to George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721-75) as Ambassador to Madrid 1758; discharged to Lord Bristol 9 April 1759; by descent to the 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951); accepted by the Treasury in lieu of death duties in 1956 and transferred to the National Trust.
Credit line
Ickworth, the Bristol Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Underside: Hallmarks: maker’s mark ‘LH’ beneath a dove of peace (Arthur Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, London 1990, no. 1925), leopard’s head, lion passant and date letter ‘a’. Underside: Scratchweight: ‘No 2 [/] 4=17’
Makers and roles
Lewis Hamon (fl.1716 - 1739), goldsmith