A George III silver two-handled cup and cover

A George III silver two-handled cup and cover,

by Richard Cooke, London 1807,

urn form, with bifurcated snake scroll handles, foliate borders and a foliate and cornucopia frieze, the pull-off cover with fluted decoration and with a cauliflower finial, on a raised circular foot with a leaf border, engraved with two armorials, with traces of gilding, height 38.5cm, approx. weight 90oz.

The shield is that granted to the City of Southampton in 1575, ensigned by a royal crown of 1807 design. The arms on the reverse are those of Hauge of Yorkshire impaling Stewart.