Vintage Pair Mappin & Webb Solid Sterling Armada Plates 3.75" Dishes 1968 4.4oz
DESCRIPTION
Vintage solid sterling silver Armada plates. This vintage sterling English plate was made in 1968 in London, England by the prestigious silversmiths Mappin & Webb. These plates were made in the style of the Armada treasure which was salvaged off the coast of England in 1588. Armada plate, aka as Drake or Elizabethan plates dates back almost 500 years to Sir Christopher Harris, a sixteenth century commander of a British Army Regiment. He was given a spectacular gift for his service, which was recovered from the sunken ships of the Spanish Armada. Around 1645 Sir Christopher's great nephew, a Royalist Commander based in Plymouth, buried the service in a field near Dartmoor to prevent it falling into Parliamentarian hands. This service was discovered at the beginning of the 20th century and sold by Christie's in 1911. The design was thereafter copied, including the characteristic raised centre boss of the plate and its broad rim.
These would make a great addition to any English sterling silver, Mappin & Webb or Armada collection or as a gift for a man cave bar area.
Marked: M & W (Mappin & Webb) Lion Passant (Sterling mark) Leopards head (London Assay mark) n (Year mark 1968)
Marked underneath: Mappin & Webb
MEASUREMENTS
Solid sterling silver Armada dishes measures 3.75" wide by 0.75" tall and together weigh 4.4oz.
CONDITION
In good condition with no damage (please see all pictures as they form part of the condition description)
Vintage solid sterling silver Armada plates. This vintage sterling English plate was made in 1968 in London, England by the prestigious silversmiths Mappin & Webb. These plates were made in the style of the Armada treasure which was salvaged off the coast of England in 1588. Armada plate, aka as Drake or Elizabethan plates dates back almost 500 years to Sir Christopher Harris, a sixteenth century commander of a British Army Regiment. He was given a spectacular gift for his service, which was recovered from the sunken ships of the Spanish Armada. Around 1645 Sir Christopher's great nephew, a Royalist Commander based in Plymouth, buried the service in a field near Dartmoor to prevent it falling into Parliamentarian hands. This service was discovered at the beginning of the 20th century and sold by Christie's in 1911. The design was thereafter copied, including the characteristic raised centre boss of the plate and its broad rim.
These would make a great addition to any English sterling silver, Mappin & Webb or Armada collection or as a gift for a man cave bar area.
Marked: M & W (Mappin & Webb) Lion Passant (Sterling mark) Leopards head (London Assay mark) n (Year mark 1968)
Marked underneath: Mappin & Webb
MEASUREMENTS
Solid sterling silver Armada dishes measures 3.75" wide by 0.75" tall and together weigh 4.4oz.
CONDITION
In good condition with no damage (please see all pictures as they form part of the condition description)
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