Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2. - 23rd July 2020
Lot 686
An 18th century Irish silver two-handled cup with a later cover
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £650
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Description
An 18th century Irish silver two-handled cup with a later cover,
probably by William Williamson, Dublin circa 1760, the cover by John Le Bas, Dublin circa 1810,
circular form, later chased foliate scroll decoration, leaf capped flying scroll handles, central girdle, the cover with chased decoration and with a rose finial, on a raised circular foot, height 24cm, approx. weight 40oz.
Provenance:
Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House.