Antique Oak Iron Large Silver Chest Downton Abbey Highclere Castle C.F. Hancock London Circa 1850 Decorative Arts The ladle having a twist

The ladle having a twist decorated whale baleen handle with a silver cap to the end

Jack Hammack

The center of each charger decorated with Mandarin landscapes

titled "Reflection" & portraying a beautiful young maiden with long tresses of hair

He then moved to London

Antique Oak Iron Large Silver Chest Downton Abbey Highclere Castle C.F. Hancock London Circa 1850 Decorative Arts The ladle having a twistA rare mid 19th century antique oak & iron silver chest from Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey), by silversmiths C. F. Hancock Son & Co, London, circa 1850. A good antique country house silver chest, made from solid oak with iron strapping with a locking hasp, the corners & edges of the chest all fitted with iron brackets and substantial twin iron handles at each side. The interior of the chest with a brass plaque "C. F. Hancock, Son & Co Silversmiths &