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Vintage Silver Plate : An exceptional George III style melon Tea Set - Garrard
An exceptional George III style melon shape Tea and Coffee set by top quality silversmiths
GARRARD & CO of Regent St London, they are also Queen Elizabeth II Jeweller's
Qualited plated on copper with cast decoration bird spout decoration with 'C' scrollhandles with insulaters
with Kings pattern type feet (shell)
Unfortunately the pictures do not do the set justice; we have sold more than 200 silver
plate Tea Sets from Elkington, Mappin etc... And they do not compare quality wise.
Each piece is heavy and substantial and the set appears to have had very little use.
A wonderful top quality set
Makers Marks: Garrard & Co Ltd - 112 Regent St, London, W1 - Silver Plate on Copper
Circa: 1940 - 1960 approx
Tea Pot : Good Vintage Condition
12.5 inches (32cm) width X 7.75 inches (20cm) depth X 7 inches (18cm) height approx
Weight approx : 1200g
Coffee Pot : Good Vintage Condition - tiny pin head dent to widest point mentioned
for accuracy
8.5 inches (21.5cm) height approx
Weight approx : 1200g
Lidded Sugar Bowl : Good Vintage Condition - small dent in base please see image
8.5 inches (22cm) width approx
Weight approx : 600g
Milk Jug : Good Vintage Condition - 5mm dia wear on inside of Jug under spout
7 inches (18cm) width approx
Weight approx : 350g
A lovely Tea & Coffee Service of exceptional quality and design in good Vintage
condition
Total weight approx: 3350g
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The company that was to become Garrard was founded by George Wickes (1698–1761), who entered his mark in Goldsmiths' Hall in 1722. Wickes set up business inThreadneedle Street in the City of London in 1722; the company moved to Panton Street off Haymarket in central London in 1735 as a goldsmith and provider of jewellery and other luxury items to aristocratic patrons. Wickes was an accomplished silversmith known for his work in the rococo style, and gained the patronage of Frederick, Prince of Wales. Two apprentices of Wickes, John Parker and Edward Wakelin, purchased the company following Wickes’ retirement in 1760, replaced by John Wakelin and William Taylor in 1776. Following the death of William Taylor, Robert Garrard became a partner in the company in 1792. Garrard took sole control of the firm in 1802, with his sons Robert Garrard II, James and Sebastian succeeding him in running the company, trading as R., J., & S. Garrard (or Robert Garrard & Brothers) until James’ retirement in 1835, when the company became R & S Garrard. The company remained in the hands of the Garrard family until the death of Sebastian Henry Garrard, great-grandson of Robert Garrard senior, in 1946. The name Garrard & Company Ltd was registered in 1909, and the company moved to new premises in Albemarle Street in central London in 1911.
In 1843, Queen Victoria appointed Garrard to the position of Crown Jewellers, leading to the production of numerous pieces of silverware and jewellery for the Royal Family, as well as the upkeep of the Crown Jewels. The company has dealt with a number of famous jewels, such as the Cullinan diamonds (including Cullinan I, "The Great Star of Africa"), and created such pieces as the Imperial Crown of India in 1911, the crown of Queen Mary for her coronation, and the Crown of Queen Elizabeth in 1937. In 1852, Garrard were given the responsibility of re-cutting the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond into a brilliant.
Recent history
Garrard created the Premier League trophy.
Garrard merged with the jewellery firm Asprey in 1998 to become Asprey & Garrard, moving from 112 Regent Street to premises on New Bond Street. The company was bought by Prince Jefri Bolkiah, a younger brother of the Sultan of Brunei, in 1995 for £243m, and later acquired by private investors Lawrence Stroll and Silas Chou for an undisclosed sum in 2000. The company demerged in 2002, with Garrard returning to the Albemarle Street site it first occupied in 1911. Garrard was acquired by the US private equity firm Yucaipa Companies in 2006, ending its partnership with Asprey.
Jade Jagger was the creative director for the company from 2002 until being replaced by Stephen Webster in 2008. The current "crown and G" logo is based on Robert Garrard's 1822 hallmark.
On 15 July 2007, an announcement was made in the Court Circular, under Buckingham Palace, that Garrard & Co's services as crown jeweller were no longer required, with the reason cited being that it was simply 'time for a change'.[1] G. Collins and Sons were appointed the new Crown Jewellers although Garrard still holds a royal warrant from thePrince of Wales.[2]
More recently, Garrard has been noted as being the maker of the sapphire engagement ring given by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge to his wife Catherine.[3] The ring once belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales.
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