8702

Antique Silver Flask

Date: 1828

Maker: Mary Ann & Charles Reilly

Country: England

Stock Number: 8702

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Description

A superb antique sterling silver flask. Graceful plain form and super large size. Inscribed to the front with a hand engraved lion crest and the name "John Bayley Esq" and to the reverse "Nymph". This was possibly a ship's flask for the Captain's table. The cap unscrews and the top band is gold plated.

Contains a hefty 950 ml.

Weight 500 grams, 16 troy ounces.

Height 21.5cm. Base 7.2 x 5.4cm.

London 1828.

Maker Mary Ann & Charles Reilly.

Literature - Sir John Bayley (b.1763), Knight and Baronet of the Exchequer. Bayley's luxurious life style included a town house in Pall Mall, London, the country residence of Updown House in the Parish of Ham and the sailing boat “Nymph”, a vessel which could accommodate both his family and guests, together with servants, silver and fine china. The flask offered for sale is likely to be the ship’s flask from the Captain’s table.

A painting was sold in Christies South Kensington on 24.11.10 entitled “Sir John Bayley's cutter yacht Nymph flying the ensign of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Scottish waters” signed and dated 'J.C. Schetky 1836'. John Christian Schetky (Edinburgh 1778-1874). Photograph attached.

The Royal Yacht Squadron. Bayley was a member of the prestigeous and influential British yachting club, founded as the Yacht Club at Cowes by a group of men interested in salt-water yachting. From 1820 it was known as the Royal Yacht Club and in July 1833 was renamed The Royal Yacht Squadron at the request of William IV. The RYS entered into its historic headquarters, the Castle at Cowes in 1858.

Condition

This useful flask is in very good condition. The engravings are still sharp. With a full set of clear English silver hallmarks to the body, cap unmarked.

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.

Maker

Mary Ann & Charles Reilly

John Reily, no record of apprenticeship or freedom, first mark entered as smallworker 1799 in partnership with Mary Hyde, his future wife. Second mark, alone, 1801. 3rd mark 1802. 4th mark, 2 sizes, 1805. 5th mark 1826. Died 1816.
Charles Reily, son of John Reily, no record of apprenticeship or freedom, first mark entered as smallworker, in partnership with his mother Mary Reily, 1826. 2nd mark entered as plateworker, in partnership with George Storer, 1829. 3rd mark, 2 sizes, 1840. Their later marks are found mainly on fine quality snuff boxes and other small pieces.

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About Waxantiques

“waxantiques” is a family business run by husband and wife team Lou and Ann Wax.

Our shared interest in antiques led us to change career and start dealing in general antiques shortly after we married. We spent many happy years selling at the world famous Bermondsey antiques market and at the larger UK fairs. As the years progressed our interest became more focused on antique silverware and its domestic history and twenty five years ago we moved on to Camden Passage to open our specialist silver store “waxantiques”.

In 2018 we finally made our move to the London Silver Vaults.

Our website www.waxantiques.com launched in 2011 now accounts for a substantial and growing proportion of the business to the extent where Ann needs to concentrate on maintaining our online presence, while Lou is responsible for the day to day running of the shop and customer liaison.

We are fortunate indeed to have a career which allows us to handle such lovely items, many of which would not be out of place in a museum environment. Perhaps best of all is that it keeps us in contact with customers from all over the world, many of whom we count as good friends as well as colleagues.

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