A George III silver two-handled cup and cover,

A George III silver two-handled cup and cover,
by Richard Sibley, London 1818,
campana form, embossed with trailing grapevines and foliate decoration, the reeded side handles with Bacchus masks, the pull-off cover with a foliate finial, engraved with an armorial and crests, height 41cm, approx. weight 124oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.

The Armorial is that of William Courtenay,10th Earl of Devon (1777-1859) who married Lady Harriet Leslie Pepys (1777-1839) in 1804. He inherited the Earldom in 1835. The future Earl was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1799, patentee of the subpoena office in the Court of Chancery 1800-1852, Commissioner of Bankrupts 1802-1817, MP for Exeter 1812-1826, Master in Chancery 1817-1826, Clerk Assistant of the Parliaments 1826-1835, High Steward of the University of Oxford 1838-1859, Ecclesiastical Commissioner 1842-1850. The couple's sons were 11th and 13th Earls of Devon.

Sotheby's, Powderham Castle and Seaton Delvall Hall Sale, September 29th 2009, lot 101.