Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 24th April 2018
Lot 384
A George IV silver invalid cup
Estimate £600 - £800
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Description
A George IV silver invalid cup,
by Henry Day, London 1829,
cylindrical form, screw-off cover with an inverted spout, the rectangular drinking spout with a cork stopper, the body with a crest, height 8.2cm, approx. weight 3.3oz.
For a similar example please see: Bennion, E., Antique Medical Instruments, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1979 figure 5, page 266.
The crest is that of Godard, Gordon, Mackenzie, Windsor and other families.