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• SILVER FRUIT BOWL BY MAPPIN AND WEBB
• 1963
  Stamped with British hallmarks; inscribed 'MAPPIN & WEBB LTD./LONDON & SHEFFIELD' (on the base)
  2.4 in (6 cm) high
  9.5 in (24.2 cm) diameter
  Gross weight: 347 grams
  
  Provenance: Property of an Indian Royal Family
• A circular silver pedestal fruit bowl, with a floral border.
  
  Founded in 1775 as a small silver atelier in Sheffield, England, Mappin & Webb is now famed for its exquisite jewellery, silverware, glassware, watches and lifestyle accessories. With a list of illustrious clientele to its credit, including the Queen of France Marie Antoinette, the last Czar of Russia Nicholas II, Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens, Harry Houdini and Grace Kelly, Mappin & Webb has established itself as a premier luxury brand catering to the true connoisseur.
  
  The company was started by Jonathan Mappin, and gradually expanded by his son and grandsons. In 1849, with a showroom opening in London, Joseph Mappin,great grandson, incorporated the business as Mappin Brothers Ltd. with his three brothers. In 1860 the youngest brother, John Mappin, broke away and started his own business, Mappin & Company at 77 - 78 Oxford Street, London, and was joined by his brother-in-law, George Webb, two years later. Mappin, Webb & Co. was formed in 1864, even as Mappin Brothers Ltd.-owned Joseph and Edward Mappin-expanded with stores opening around the world. The two companies were consolidated in 1899 when John Mappin acquired Mappin Brothers Ltd.
  
  Mappin & Webb’s relationship with the Monarchy was formalised in 1897, when Her Majesty Queen Victoria granted them a Royal Warrant as silversmiths. Mappin & Webb has held a Royal Warrant as silversmiths to each of the subsequent sovereigns. Today, Mappin & Webb holds a Royal Warrant as Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths to Her Majesty The Queen and as Silversmiths to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
• Category: Collectibles and Furniture
  Style: Figurative
  

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Height of Figure: 6'