Lot 292

Hallmarked Early 18th C. English Silver Muffineer by Robert Keble

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Hallmarked Early 18th C. English Silver Muffineer by Robert Keble
Hallmarked Early 18th C. English Silver Muffineer by Robert Keble
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Hallmarked Early 18th C. English Silver Muffineer by Robert Keble

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Starting Bid: $500

(0 Bids)
by Artemis Fine Arts
July 14, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

Western Europe, England, Queen Anne period, ca. 1712 CE. A Queen Anne Britannia standard silver caster by Robert Keble, London, hallmarked 1711. The pear-shaped baluster body is worked with spiral gadrooning and fluting, rising to a domed, pierced cover with a turned ball finial. The cover is secured by a bayonet fitting, in which lugs engage slots on the collar and lock with a partial turn, a construction typical of English casters before friction-fit covers became standard in the following decades. Size: 2.5" W x 6.25" H (6.3 cm W x 15.9 cm H); silver quality: 83%; weight: 167.5 grams.

The piece carries the marks required on London silver between 1697 and 1720, when the Britannia standard of 95.8 percent fineness was mandatory: the figure of Britannia, the lion's head erased, and the date letter for 1711, together with the maker's mark Ke in a beaded punch for Robert Keble. Under the Britannia standard, makers' marks used the first two letters of the surname rather than initials. Keble worked in the London caster trade during the reigns of Anne and George I; Samuel Welder, one of the period's specialist caster makers, trained in his workshop.

Provenance: private Loveland, Colorado, USA collection

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Item # 202730

  • Condition: Excellent. MInor nicks and indentations, with dark patina, but otherwise excellent.

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Bid Increments
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$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
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