19th Century Silver on Copper Hand Hammered Arts and Craft Footed Bowl Made by Connell 83 Cheapside, London

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I have had this arts and craft Mid 19th century silver bowl for over 6 years. I have always appreciated … Read more I have had this arts and craft Mid 19th century silver bowl for over 6 years. I have always appreciated its craftmanship and beauty. The history of the makers mark name and address is also very interesting. If one were to research " Connell 83 Cheapside ", one would find the history of this location in part as follows:

..." Cheapside is the former site of one of the principal produce markets in London, cheap broadly meaning "market" in medieval English. Many of the streets feeding into the main thoroughfare are named after the produce that was once sold in those areas of the market, including Honey Lane, Milk Street, Bread Street and Poultry.

In medieval times, the royal processional route from the Tower of London to the Palace of Westminster would include Cheapside. During state occasions such as the first entry of Margaret of France (second wife of King Edward I), into London in September 1299, the conduits of Cheapside customarily flowed with wine.[3]

During the reign of Edward III in the 14th century, tournaments were held in adjacent fields. The dangers were, however, not limited to the participants: a wooden stand built to accommodate Queen Philippa and her companions collapsed during a tournament to celebrate the birth of the Black Prince in 1330. No one died, but the King was greatly displeased, and the stand's builders would have been put to death but for the Queen's intercession. ..."

The history of this street from Medieval times to present time as a current financial center in London is very interesting and rich with history. As Charles Dickens Jr. wrote in his book "Cheapside remains now what it was five centuries ago, the greatest thoroughfare in the City of London. Other localities have had their day, have risen, become fashionable, and have sunk into obscurity and neglect, but Cheapside has maintained its place, and may boast of being the busiest thoroughfare in the world, with the sole exception perhaps of London-bridge." See less