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MARK OF PHILIP ROLLOS LONDON, 1710, BRITANNIA STANDARD
AN IMPORTANT QUEEN ANNE ROYAL SILVER-GILT SUGAR CASKET MARK OF PHILIP ROLLOS LONDON, 1710, BRITANNIA STANDARD Bellied oval form with gadrooned rims, the body applied with shells issuing foliate scrolls and strap-work hung with acanthus leaf-tips, the hinged cover with baluster knop and gadrooned finial, the cover engraved with the Royal coat-of-arms within Garter motto and with Royal crown above flanked by initials AR , marked inside cover and under base, also with scratch weight 35 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high, 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide, 5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) deep; 35 oz. 6 dwt. (1,098 gr.) The arms are those of Queen Anne (1701-1714). Provenance Her Majesty Queen Anne ( r. 1701-1714) and thence by descent to Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827), second son of George III and Queen Charlotte. A Catalogue of the whole of The Magnificent Silver and Silver-Gilt Plate of his Royal Highness The Duke of York deceased; Christie's, 22 March 1827, lot 41 (£31/14s/6d to Garrard) where described under the heading ANCIENT SILVER GILT PLATE as 'A beautiful oval sugar bason (sic) and cover, with gadrooned edges; the bowl of the vessel enriched with scroll work, in relief; weight, 35 oz. 5 dwts.; N.B. This was formerly the property of Her Majesty, Queen Anne.' In the collection of Peregrine Francis Adelbert Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow (1899-1978), by 1929. 6th Baron Brownlow; Christie's, London, 29 May 1963, lot 13 (£3,800). Dr. John Constable (1927-2016), Massachusetts, and thence by descent.