Silver - Day Two - 20th July 2011

Lot 1109

A George III silver two-handled cup and cover

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £3000

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Description

A George III silver two-handled cup and cover, by Louisa Courtauld, London 1766, baluster form, leaf capped triple scroll handles with beaded decoration, the domed pull-off cover with a gadroon border, and scroll decoration, on a raised circular gadroon foot, the cover engraved with a crest, height 42.5cm, approx. weight 90oz. Provenance: purchased from Christie's, London, 3 March 1993. The crest is recorded for numerous families including: Clutterbuck, Hand, Powle, Robinson and Townsend.