A George I silver-gilt two-handled cup and cover

A George I silver-gilt two-handled cup and cover,

by Francis Garthorne, London 1724,

circular form, leaf capped scroll handles, central girdle, with cut-card decoration and later foliate scroll decoration on a matted background, the domed cover with a knop finial, engraved with a crest, on a raised circular foot, height 28.5cm, approx. weight 62oz.

The crest is that of Annesley.

Provenance: Hugh, 5th Earl Annesley 1831-1908, and thence by descent to the present owner.