A PAIR OF 1920s FLUTED BOWLS
BA, LONDON 1923
Estimate: £500 - £800
Auction: Silver & Objets de Vertu | Wednesday 4th March at 10am
Description
The hand raised bowls of fluted form, engraved coat of arms to side (2)
Dimensions
22.3cm diameter, 38oz (combined)
Footnote
Heraldry:
The Marital Arms of Cockerell and Whetham
Arms: Quarterly of Six 1st and 6th Or between two flaunches gules a leopard’s s face azure between two game cocks in pale gules (for Cockerell) 2nd Argent on a chevron sable between three hawks’ heads erased azure as many cinquefoils or (for Jackson) 3rd Sable on a bend or or between two horses’ heads erased argent three fleurs-de-lis of the field (for Pepys) 4th Gules a lion rampant argent a bordure engrailed or (for Talbot) 5th Argent on a chevron between three trefoils slipped gules as many bezants (for Edgely) over all an escutcheon of pretence Argent a cross sable (for Whetham)
Crest: A leopard’s face (azure?) (for Cockerell)
These armorial bearings undoubtedly commemorate the marriage of Samuel Pepys Cockerell (born 15th February 1754 died 12th July 1827), of Westbourne House, Paddington in the County of Middlesex and Anna Whetham (born 1755/56 died 14th June 1843). Samuel was the second son of John Cockerell, of Bishop’s Hull in the County of Somerset and of St Margaret’s, Westminster in the County of Middlesex and his wife, Frances Jackson, whilst Anna was a daughter and co-heiress of John Jackson, of St Ives in the County of Huntingdonshire and his wife, Ann Edgely. They were married at the Parish Church of St James, Hemingford Grey in the County of Huntingdonshire on the 18th June 1782. Samuel was by training an architect whose noted work was the rebuilding of the Parish Church of St Martin Outwich in the City of London in 1796 – 98.5 He also built many large mansions and other residences throughout England for his wealthy clients amongst whom was his younger brother, Sir Charles who commissioned Samuel to design and build Sezincote House, the baronet’s family seat near Moreton-in-Marsh in the County of Gloucestershire.