Four silver christening bowls, various makers, 19th century

the first, maker's mark WB, London, 1815, lug handles, later engraved 'Margaret Primrose from her father / August 1883' ; another two-handled example, Charles Stuart Harris, London, 1890, with flutes and festons ; and two fluted examples, one Robert Harper, one Robert Humphries, London, 1880

Garrard & Company Ltd., The Marchioness of Crewe, Inventory of Plate at West Horsley, 20 December 1950, p.5.

some scratches commensurate with use and age but overall good condition.
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