ALEXANDER CLARK 1894 London Pocket Liquor Flask In .925 Sterling Silver & Gilt
Liquor flask bottle designed by Alexander Clark & Co.
This is a very handsome and handy liquor flask bottle created in London England by the silversmiths of Alexander Clark & Co, back in the 1894. This beautiful liquor flask is very rare and has been masterfully crafted with parts made up in solid sterling silver of .925/.999 and accents of gilt at the removable cup. It is fitted on top with a screwed hinged lid and a cork.
Alexander Clark & Co.
They were silversmiths and silverware manufacturer making a range of silverplated cutlery, jewelry and reproduction historical silver pieces as well as fitted dressing cases and high-quality leather goods. Formed in 1890 in London, the firm began producing sterling silver flatware and silverplate. They went on to open premises in Sheffield in 1900 and changed their name to the Alexander Company Ltd in 1912 and started manufacturing in Birmingham in 1918 after the First World War. In its heyday between 1894 and 1918 it had three separate premises in London in Market Place, Oxford Street and Fenchurch Street., employing 620 people by 1914. In 1921 it moved its London premises to Aldgate and finally to Leadenhall Street in 1941. In a catalogue of 1912, they advertised reproduction historical pieces including a Henry VIII ‘Tudor Bowl’, a Tudor Cup, an antique jug modelled after a piece found in the excavations at Pompeii and an 1496 Medieval Beaker. They produced their own brand of silverplate called ‘Welbeck’ and this is marked on their pieces. They later went on to produce stainless steel flatware in Sheffield and kept the name into the 1940s.
Country: London, England.
Period: Late Victorian, 1894.
Manufacturer: Alexander Clark.
Materials: Solid sterling Silver and gilt.
Weight: 190.5 Grams, (122.15 Dwt).
Measurements: H. 134 mm by L. 77.5 mm by D. 27 mm (5.25 x 3.05 x 1.06 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with British marks for the city of London, the maker's mark AC associated to Alexander Clark, the mark for the assay and warranty of the .925/.999 silver, the letter T for the date code 1894 and signed in full as follows; "ALEXANDER CLARK MAKER 138 FENCHURCH ST. LONDON AC T 3".
Monograms: No.
Condition: The overall condition of this Alexander Clark liquor flask is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the silver or the gilt. This flask was carefully inspected to guarantee the condition & authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: D030226CENJ/5.647
