Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 1004
A George I silver-gilt two-handled cup and cover
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
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.