M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
GEORGE III SILVER LARGE BASTING SPOON
Richard Crossley, London, 1806
A quite fine example in the Old English Pattern with downturned tip
and large bowl having a single drop heel,
the terminal crested for the family of Ormesby (Ormsby) :
a dexter arm embowed in armour
holding in the hand a man's leg also in
armour couped at the thigh, all proper
Ormesby
family who
were
originally seated
at Nun Ormesby
(or
North
Ormesby)
and Louth
in the
County of
Lincolnshire
in the
East
of
England. . A member
of the
Lincolnshire
branch
who descended
from Henry
Ormsby,
or Ormesby
settled in
Ireland during
the
reign
of
Elizabeth
I.
From
this
Irish
branch
of
the family
descended
notably the
Ormsbys,
of
Cloghan
in the County
of
Mayo
and
the Ormsbys,
of Willowbrook
in the
County of
Sligo.
Condition : Excellent, with expected patination of small scratches;
crisp marks
12.5” Long / 4.8 oz. Troy
SOLD
#6547
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Heraldry Courtesy of John Tunesi of Liongam
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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