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The sugar caster was larger than the other two vessels, and here  the widest bowl and cover would have been used for serving sugar.<br><br><b>People</b><br>This condiment set was made by the London silversmith Arthur Annesley, who declared himself bankrupt in 1762. He subsequently worked in Rotterdam. Annesley took the design for the vases from the published  work of John Linnell, who was principally a designer and maker of furniture. Linnell (1729-1796) trained as a furniture carver, attended the St. Martin's Lane Academy in London, and was one of the most accomplished draughtsmen of the period.<br><br><b>Design & Designing</b><br>This unique and highly original condiment set is based on Linnell's design published  in <i>A New Book of Ornaments Useful for Silver-Smith's etc</i> by Gabriel Smith (1724-1783) of about 1755. The form and decoration of the vases demonstrates a highly imaginative interpretation of the Rococo style, combining Chinoiserie and naturalism in the pagoda-shape covers and applied  plant and animal ornament. This set is the only known 18th-century silver to use Linnell's designs, although a coffee pot in the V&A (museum no. 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No record of Annesley's apprenticeship or freedom only recorded maker's mark was entered on 23 March 1758;  four years later - bankrupt. 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