Victorian Silver Mustard Pot

Date: 1866

Maker: Henry Holland

Country: England

Stock Number: 4846

Description

An antique sterling silver mustard pot with pretty engraved decoration to body and lid. Shell thumb piece. Original blue glass liner with star cut base. Weight 119 grams, 3.8 troy ounces. Height 6 cms. Diameter 6.25 cms. London 1866. Maker Henry Holland.

Biography

Henry Holland

Henry Holland (senior, born 1806) entered his first mark in 1838 at London Goldsmiths' Hall and traded as a partnership with Thomas Frercks at 13 Lower Smiths Street, Clerkenwell. Thomas Frercks retired in 1841. His elder son Henry Holland (junior, born 1830) obtained his freedom of the Goldsmiths' Company in 1851 and entered in the business with his father becoming Henry Holland & Son. In 1866 Henry Holland & Son bought Elizabeth Eaton & Son and moved to 16 Jewin Crescent, Aldersgate Street. Henry Holland (senior) retired from the business c. 1880 and the firm became Holland, Son & Slater. In 1883 Henry Holland (junior) retired and the firm became Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater, with Slater's sons, Alfred Thomas Slater and Walter Brindley Slater, as additional partners. The firm expanded by purchasing Chawner & Co (premises at 18 Hosier Lane, Smithfield) in 1883 and Robert Hennel & Sons (86 Charlotte Street , Fitzroy Square) in 1887. James Slater retired in 1884 leaving Alfred Thomas Slater and John Aldwinckle as senior partners. John Aldwinckle died in 1894 and Henry Arthur Holland (son of Henry Holland junior) became partner in the firm. In 1922 c. the firm was bought by Francis Higgins & Son Ltd (9 Newman Street, Oxford Street) where Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater continued to operate under its own name until 1932.

Condition

This useful Victorian mustard pot is in very good condition with no damage or restoration. The engraving is still sharp. Stamped with a full set of clear English silver hallmarks.
Please note that this item is not new and will show moderate signs of wear commensurate with age. Reflections in the photograph may detract from the true representation of this item.