Vase shape silver casters with bell finials to the panelled scroll and dot pierced domed covers, the vase shaped bases with a scroll chased upper band, on spreading bases, one cover lined.
Charles Alchorne, London silversmith, apprenticed to Samuel Welder 1721, free 1729. Livery 1731.
His works are rarely seen on the antique market and collectors hunt them down.
Charles Alchorne''s works are represented in museums and at the world''s largest auctions.
For example, a similar silver caster was sold at Christie''s in 2010
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1906255
Height 15,5 cm, diameter 6,1 cm
Weight 195 grams and 216.25 grams
Total weight 411.25 grams
One of the caster has a small, almost imperceptible dent at the very bottom, at the base .
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Antique Number: SA1079851
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
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