The Arthur Holder Collection of Silver & Vertu (Part 1) - 25th October 2016

Lot 598

An 18th century Irish silver-mounted coconut cup

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £450

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Description

An 18th century Irish silver-mounted coconut cup,

make's mark only J.L, for John Laughlin, Dublin circa 1790,

the plain mount with a wavy-edge border, the nut body with carved decoration, with an applied oval cartouche, engraved with a crowned B, on a raised circular foot, height 18.2cm.

The insignia is that of the Barons Blayney, of Monaghan.