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Antique Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan - Richard Sibley, Thomas of Bond Street     Order Form     Request more information
Reference: S11413
Period: Victorian
Year: 1865
Silversmith: Richard Sibley for F.B. Thomas & Co.
Place: London
Price: $ 350.00
Weight: 34 grams
Dimensions: 3.0 cm diameter, 3.0 cm height
Condition: Very good, a slight kink to base of silver handle, small dent to base of saucepan. Bone handle fastened with original pin, very slight wobble.

Description: A Victorian miniature silver brandy saucepan in the traditional shape, with turned bone? handle. The saucepan has an engraved family crest of a an eagle with talons and wings outstretched, the engraving is very clear. the base is clearly hallmarked for London 1865, with makers mark RS for Richard Sibley II, (mark 2440 in Grimwade), his father Richard Sibley I also used this mark, Richard Sibley II worked between 1829 and 1873. The saucepan is also marked "Thomas Bond St." for FB Thomas & Co, a well known firm of retail silversmiths who operated from 153 Bond Street between 1807 and 1943 (the shop was severely damaged in an air-raid in 1941). Francis Boone Thomas joined the family business in 1851, he died in 1900. Richard Sibley II supplied many items of silver to FB Thomas between 1847 and 1873, in fact they shared premises, so must have had a close informal partnership.
Antique Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan - Richard Sibley, Thomas of Bond Street
Antique Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan - Richard Sibley, Thomas of Bond Street

Antique Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan - Richard Sibley, Thomas of Bond Street
Antique Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan

Antique Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan - Richard Sibley, Thomas of Bond Street
Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan

Antique Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan - Richard Sibley, Thomas of Bond Street
Thomas of Bond Street silver

Antique Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan - Richard Sibley, Thomas of Bond Street
Richard Sibley, London 1865 silver hallmarks

Antique Silver Miniature Brandy Saucepan - Richard Sibley, Thomas of Bond Street
Miniature brandy saucepan with scale

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