FATHER-&-SON Silversmiths George III Sterling Shoe Buckles

FATHER-&-SON Silversmiths George III Sterling Shoe Buckles, London, 1795-6

Maker : Johathan Perkins Sr. & Jonathan Perkins Jr.

Each well-marked with monarch head, lion passant, date letter & maker mark I.P over I.P in square

Size : 3” x 2-1/3” each

Arch : high

Gross weight : 3.5 oz, including original iron chape

Provenance : ex coll Albert Mitchler

# 02408 a...............................pair $ 495.

Ref : Grimwade page 620, for biographies of father and son

After the 1790's, buckles demand was limited to
“Court dress, legal officers and the kilted Highland regiments”.
-- Hughes, Bernard & Therle. Georgian Shoe Buckles. 1972, Greater London Council, London.