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Item: Toast Rack Description: Six slices on ball feet with shell and scroll handle Hallmark: Birmingham 1824 by Matthew Boulton Dimensions: 6.4" (161mm) long x 4.6" (115mm) wide x 5.8" (145mm) high; 305 grams (9.8 tr. oz.) Comments: This large toastrack piece is typical of Boulton's silver and the scroll and shell handle is one of his trademark Regency designs. The toastrack will hold six thick slices and would equally well serve as a letter rack. It stands on four ball feet and bears a very small engraved crest of a bird at rest. Matthew Boulton was an important and famous Birmingham industrialist. He was instrumental in the development of the steam engine with James Watt. He was also the main protaganist in setting up the Birmingham Assay Office in 1773. His Soho Manufactury was a huge factory and silver wares were made for the rich and famous as well as being aimed at the more mass market.
Boulton silver is becoming more and more scarce and this is a fine example of his work. Price: SOLD Ref. No.: HW/9800 Payment options More item information |
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