Forget the Chappells, Marshs, Waughs and Lees. The Barnes family were the original cricketing family. The patriarch, Jacob Barnes (1840–1930) the father of Rockley cricket, was a fearsome batter and successful wicket-keeper and he certainly earned this silver tea and coffee service. The service, including an inscribed tray, was presented to Barnes to commemorate his […]
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An Alchemical Ornament
One step removed from the sweltering heat of the forge, smoke billows from a chimney between towering trees. Small figures are at work around the refinery – surveying, shoving, and squatting. Steep slopes of earth disappear into the distance of a spotless sky. This sterling silver goblet was made by William Edwards (1819-1899) and retailed […]