An Edwardian silver copy of the Boleyn cup

An Edwardian silver copy of the Boleyn cup,

by Peter Henderson Deere, London 1908, retailed by Watherson and Son,

tapering fluted form, on a knopped acanthus stem on a raised circular fluted foot, chased foliate border, the pull-off cover with a rampant lion finial emerging from a crown, the interior with a Latin presentation inscription, with a plinth, in a fitted wooden case, height off plinth 61cm, approx. weight 88oz.

the label in the case reads: 'The original of this cup may in all probability have been made for the unfortunate Queen Anne Boleyn. It was made in 1535, but it is not known at what time it came into the possession of the Church Wardens of Cirencester'