[WRITING.] [George III silver wax jack, the circular base supporting lyre-shaped frame.]

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[Hallmarked to base: London, John Emes, 1801.] Wax jack, silver, the circular base supporting lyre-shaped frame, with chained conical snuffer, the rotating axle with red sealing wax wicked coil, base with thumb handle, in a fine state of preservation. This elegant George III silver wax jack would have made a stylish addition to the desk of a prosperous letter-writer in the era of Jane Austen (1775-1817). A popular item of desk-stationery in the Georgian era in Great Britain, the wax jack served as a dispenser of sealing wax for use when sealing letters, the wax often then being impressed with a seal matrix from a signet ring, fob seal or desk seal. The hallmarks on this wax jack indicate that it was manufactured in London in 1801 by the silversmith John Emes (1762-1808) of Amen Corner, Paternoster Row. Trained as an engraver, Emes became a silversmith in his 30s, being granted his first mark by the Goldsmiths 27 August 1796, initially working in partnership with Henry Chawner (d.1851). Emes specialised in tea and coffee services. The business was continued and expanded after his death by his widow Rebecca Emes (d.1828) in partnership with Edward Barnard I (d.1855).

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