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MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1847
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A SET OF FOUR VICTORIAN SILVER SALT-CELLARS
MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1847
Formed of two shells centred by a seated putto resting on a rococo and scroll cast base, engraved with initials 'WGLO' and a crest, the inside of the shells gilded, marked on base and putto, the bases further stamped 'HUNT & ROSKELL' and numbered '3122'
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) wide
88 oz. 3 dwt. (2,742 gr.)
The crest is that of Otway of Otway Towers, Bushey, co. Hertford.
The initials are for William John Majoribanks (Hughes) Loftus Otway (1812-1891), of Otway Towers, Bushey, co. Hertford and 13 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, and his wife Georgina Frances (1815-1885), only daughter and heiress of Sir Loftus William Otway K.C.B. (1775-1854), whom he married in 1835. He gained the rank of Captain in the 4th Light Dragoons. He changed his name to Loftus Otway by Royal Licence in 1873.
MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1847
Formed of two shells centred by a seated putto resting on a rococo and scroll cast base, engraved with initials 'WGLO' and a crest, the inside of the shells gilded, marked on base and putto, the bases further stamped 'HUNT & ROSKELL' and numbered '3122'
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) wide
88 oz. 3 dwt. (2,742 gr.)
The crest is that of Otway of Otway Towers, Bushey, co. Hertford.
The initials are for William John Majoribanks (Hughes) Loftus Otway (1812-1891), of Otway Towers, Bushey, co. Hertford and 13 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, and his wife Georgina Frances (1815-1885), only daughter and heiress of Sir Loftus William Otway K.C.B. (1775-1854), whom he married in 1835. He gained the rank of Captain in the 4th Light Dragoons. He changed his name to Loftus Otway by Royal Licence in 1873.
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