Georgian Silver Gravy Argyle with Wooden Handle
A George III sterling silver gravy argyle, by Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, dated 1810, vasiform, with a removable lid featuring a spherical finial above a reeded border and a shaped wooden handle, raised on a circular foot, 8.27 in. high, 7.87 in. wide. Other Notes: 'The argyle (or argyll) is believed to be invented by Duke of Argyll (1682-1761) who promoted the new piece of tableware designed to maintain the warmth of the gravy in its vessel, hence the origin of the name.
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- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins. - Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
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