Large Solid Silver Armada Dish - 1936 - London by Richard Comyns (13.5 inches)
Large Solid Silver Armada Dish - 1936 - London by Richard Comyns (13.5 inches)
RICHARD COMYNS
N8418
This Large Solid Silver Armada Dish - 1936 - London by Richard Comyns (13.5 inches) has a hammered finish inn the bowl.
THE STORY OF THE ARMADA DISH
Silver from the Armada was used to complete a banqueting service for Sir Christopher Harris in the reign of Elizabeth I. The original service was of 22 dishes of varying sizes, bearing the arms of Sir Christopher Harris and the London Hallmarks for the years I581, 1599, I600 and 1601.
During the Civil War, about the year 1645, the service was buried on Dartmoor in order to avoid seizure by the Parliamentary troops as the owner at that period a great-nephew of the original owner) held a command in the Royal Forces at Plymouth. The service was discovered early in the present century when a workman put his pick through one of the dishes.
This interesting and attractive piece of silver has been faithfully reproduced from the original, even to the characteristically staggered hall-marks. It bas many uses and its stoty is a link with the common history of all the English speaking peoples.
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 has a hammered finish inn the bowl. THE STORY OF THE ARMADA DISHSilver from the Armada was used to complete a banqueting service for Sir Christopher Harris in the reign of Elizabeth I. The original service was of 22 dishes of varying sizes, bearing the arms of Sir Christopher Harris and the London Hallmarks for the years I581, 1599, I600 and 1601.During the Civil War, about the year 1645, the service was buried on Dartmoor in order to avoid seizure by the Parliamentary troops as the owner at that period a great-nephew of the original owner) held a command in the Royal Forces at Plymouth. The service was discovered early in the present century when a workman put his pick through one of the dishes.This interesting and attractive piece of silver has been faithfully reproduced from the original, even to the characteristically staggered hall-marks. It bas many uses and its stoty is a link with the common history of all the English speaking peoples.){kind=link}