Stock No. 6240	Pair of Victorian silver beakers with earl's coronet
	Good pair of solid silver beakers, slightly waisted with flared rims. Each beaker has a band of engraving below the rim and is engraved on both sides with an Earl's coronet above a monogram, on which further research is currently in progress. The interiors of both beakers are gilt washed with the original gilding and the base of each beaker has the name of the retailer, Hunt & Roskell.
	Maker :- John S. Hunt

Condition :-Very good. The hall-marks on the side of the beakers have been subject to slight wear but are legible. The maker's mark is very clear.
Hallmarked :- London 1848
Size :- 3 inches (7.62cm) high x 3 inches (7.62cm) diameter.
Weight :- 8.7ozt (270.8g)
This pair of beakers was quite probably part of a larger set of 12 or more. They are very pleasing to hold. The maker of these beakers, John Samuel Hunt, was a nephew by marriage of Paul Storr and had been assisting Storr since at least 1810. Hunt became a partner in Storr's firm of Storr & Mortimer. On Storr's retirement in 1838, the firm became Mortimer & Hunt. On John Mortimer's retirement in 1843, the firm was named Hunt & Roskell and was listed as silversmiths and jewellers to Her Majesty Queen Victoria.

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