Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018

Lot 1005

A George II silver-gilt two-handled cup and cover

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000

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Description

A George II silver-gilt two-handled cup and cover,

by Peter Archambo, London 1729,

circular form, leaf capped scroll handles, central girdle, with cut-card decoration, the domed cover with a knop finial, on a raised circular foot, height 25cm, approx. weight 49oz.

Provenance: Hugh, 5th Earl Annesley 1831-1908, and thence by descent to the present owner.