Antique Silver Georgian Wine Labels (Pair) - Madeira, Teneriffe | | | Reference: S1512 Period: George III Year: 1810 Silversmith: Daniel Hockly Place: London Price: R 5 000.00 Weight: 16 grams Dimensions: 3.5 * 1.9 cm - chain 14cm Condition: Excellent, original chains intact. Description: A pair of Georgian silver wine labels, engraved "Madeira" and
"Teneriffe". They are rectangular in shape, with a reeded border,
and are complete with their original chains. Both are fully
hallmarked, with makers mark DH for Daniel Hockly, duty mark, lion
passant and date letter P for 1810. Daniel Hockly is an interesting
silversmith, he started his career in London, entering a mark as a
smallworker in 1810, it seems he specialised in wine labels. In
1819 he boarded a ship with his family and sailed for the Cape
Colony, as part of the wave of English settlers (now known as the
1820 Settlers). He continued working as a silversmith in the Cape,
he is known to have worked in Grahamstown and Graaf Reinet. His
most famous work is the staff of office made for Andries Waterboer,
Chief of the Griquas (Heller, Cape Silver, pg 62). It is currently
in the 1820 Settlers Memorial Museum (a picture can be seen in Cape
Silver by Welz, pg 94). Hockly was born in 1787, he sailed for the
Cape in the ship Chapman with his wife and 4 children, landing at
Algoa Bay in April 1820 His wife Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter
at sea, and their 5 year old son died before reaching their
destination. He also used a DH makers mark in the Cape (Welz marks
55-57, pg 148). Hockly is also pictured on page 19 of " Cape
Silver" by Stephan Welz. |
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