Description

A fine pair of George II silver salvers
Charles Frederick Kandler, London 1731
each of circular form and with Bath borders, a gadrooned rim all raised on three scroll feet, the border flat chased and engraved with shells, trellis and scrolling foliage within strapwork, the centre engraved with armorials (2)
30cm diameter, 59oz/r
Heraldry:
The arms are those of Clifford impaling those of Weld, for Hugh Charles, 7th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, who married in 1818 Mary Lucy, only daughter of Thomas Weld. The Clifford’s of Chudleigh were a leading Catholic family in the 18th century and patronised both Charles and Frederick Kandler extensively between 1730 and 1776.
Provenance:
Christie’s New York, 16th April 1999, Important English Silver from a New England Collection, lot 203
Christie’s, London, March 24, 1965, lot 82.
Lord Clifford of Chudleigh
S. J. Shrubsole
Literature:
Antique Collector, March/April, 1943, Peter Cameron, Henry Jernegan, The Kandlers and the client who changed his mind,’ Silver Society Journal, no. 8, Autumn 1996, p.499
Note:
As there are traces of the arms of Blount under the arms of Weld, Hugh, 3rd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1700-1732) was possibly the original purchaser of these salvers from Kandler, Hugh Lord Clifford had married in 1725 Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Blount of Blagden, Devon and sister-in-law of the 9th Duke of Norfolk. As the Clifford’s were now connected to the pre-eminent Catholic family of England, who were also considerable patrons of Kandler. 1965 and 66 saw two sales at Messrs Christie’s for Lord Clifford of Chudleigh which included a number of Kandler pieces.

Footnote

The arms are those of Clifford impaling those of Weld, for Hugh Charles, 7th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, who married in 1818 Mary Lucy, only daughter of Thomas Weld. The Clifford's of Chudleigh were a leading Catholic family in the 18th century and patronised both Charles and Frederick Kandler extensively between 1730 and 1776.

Provenance:
Christie's New York, 16th April 1999, Important English Silver from a New England Collection, lot 203
Christie's, London, March 24, 1965, lot 82. Lord Clifford of Chudleigh
S. J. Shrubsole

Literature:
Antique Collector, March/April 1943
Peter Cameron, Henry Jernegan, The Kandlers and the client who changed his mind,' Silver Society Journal, no. 8, Autumn 1996, p.499

As there are traces of the arms of Blount under the arms of Weld, Hugh, 3rd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1700-1732) was possibly the original purchaser of these salvers from Kandler,

Hugh Lord Clifford had married in 1725 Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Blount of Blagden, Devon and sister-in-law of the 9th Duke of Norfolk. As the Clifford's were now connected to the pre-eminent Catholic family of England, who were also considerable patrons of Kandler.

1965 and 66 saw two sales at Messrs Christie's for Lord Clifford of Chudleigh which included a number of Kandler pieces.