The Meech Collection [of English Silver]. Part One: Elizabeth I to Queen Anne Silver.

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The catalog to an auction held in New York by Sotheby’s on October 22, 1993.

Born in Toronto in 1893, as a young flyer in the Royal Flying Corps during World War One, Major Richard G. Meech was often invited to tea at a home in London, and that is where he first became fascinated with antique English silver. As a lawyer and business executive in the 1950s and 1960s, he formed his very fine collection English silver, especially seeking out and acquiring important early examples.

Softcover. 8.5”x11”, about 50 pages, 63 lots, color illustrations. Light cover wear.

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