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Friday 1 January 2010

British Silver - Restoration 1660 - 1697

Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell led burst in 1659 and it was decided to restore the monarchy. Charles II ascended the throne in 1600. Here the term in restoring respect in British history have been incurred.

At this time in London was the largest and richest cities of Europe and also an important port. Merchants and manufacturers expanded their activities in Europe, America, Africa and Asia. Foreign visitors and returnees brought new ideas in England.

MonarchyCreate a luxurious lifestyle that has taken over from other nobles and wealthy families. Strong demand from the production of silverware started, the money supply by the mint, and some unscrupulous people refer to coins cropping practices to ensure the supply of money for other products.

The price of lighter gauges, yet continue to be marked with patterns derived from the Netherlands. Floral motifs were very popular with the vortex and spiralsFoliage. Sometimes animals were included in the project.

The Baroque Europe is obvious for a short period, had virtually disappeared from England in 1670, and there was the trip indefinitely and lobular appearance of grotesque masks of human and animal forms.

Many Huguenot Goldsmiths in England was during this period and that have influenced the designs of the day. We see the chinoiserie style under the influence of the East, you see the simplicity of theCups and spoons and asked for silverware.

Be handled and includes two cups remain popular. The candle is shaped like a cup, pumpkin, carved in thin metal and engraved with floral style. It has an arched top and bottom flange horizontal. The handles are expressed in different forms.

The bowl is a bowl with a larger down almost flat, which is supported on a flat shape. Covers tend to be reinforced and a slightly convex spirea balustrade, some covers are of cast iron to three feet, which are inverted to use as a tray can be found.

Replaced with a glass of wine, crystal glasses, but still silver. Becher were performed with a single cup. Glass Cup, made from a single piece of metal, beaten on the ground is very difficult and gives the glass to the vertical are very popular.

Cups are still popular with the most common operation of a measure quarts;many are quite clear in design.

Monteith appear, are a large variety of bowl with scalloped edge, from which the glasses can be hung from its base.

The World Trade Organization, tea, coffee and chocolate, the manufacture of ships, specifically designed for these products.

The first was like pots of coffee today, with a large cylinder with tapered conical roof. The tea was made mainly in China, teapots and these may be purchased at mostStreets of London since 1669, the first appeared as a traditional melon teapot with wooden handle and was a silver 1669-1679 by Charles Shelley.

Coffee pots and pots of chocolate each appeared similar in design, the plate of chocolate are smaller and have smaller coverage on the main facade.

Ewers and basins were, but more for decoration, because the fork was introduced in England, and thus reducing the need to wash their handsTable.

Three brackets were produced and made of cutlery for travelers, since they are smaller than the desktop version and consists of a knife, fork and spoon in a small package.

Candlesticks, knives, sticks and cones of light on the wall can also be found from this period.

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