Vinaigrette

[Juke]

Hi!

I am searching for the maker of this vinaigrette from 1767-68. Would it be Richard Palmer (registered in 1759)? I had to my knowledge that he worked until 1766 but maybe he worked a little longer. I would also be interested of other works by this maker.





Regards,
Juke

[techsol]

I am pretty sure it is Richard Palmer, he was still certainly around at this time (he registered as a case maker in 1769).

[MCB]

Although Palmer’s maker’s mark (Grimwade 2406) is similar to the one here it would be unusual for a watch case maker to branch out into making a cruet stand (the Forum Illustrated Silver Glossary shows a vinaigrette as something different).
Robert Piercy was a known maker of cruet stands in this period. His mark of 1772 (Grimwade 2410) is also similar to the one here and Grimwade suggests there may have been another mark registered by Piercy in the lost register of 1758-73.
Are there any marks on the bottle tops which might throw more light on the matter?

Mike

[Juke]

Hi!

Thanks both for your replies, unfortunately the bottle tops are unmarked which could indicate that they are later or they were just left unmarked. It sounds logical that if Robert Piercy was a known maker of cruet stands in this period then this would be also his work. Thanks again!

Regards,
Juke