Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015
Lot 782
A Charles II silver cup
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A Charles II silver cup,
maker's mark only, GS above a mullet, possibly for Gilbert Shepherd, London circa 1670,
circular form, embossed leaf decoration, scroll handle, scratch initialled 'G.H', height 4.8cm, diameter 6.6cm, approx. weight 2.4oz.
Provenance: The Albert Collection, entry number 339, illustrated on page 121, The Albert Collection, Butler, R., Broadway Publishing, 2004.