Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 25th January 2022 - 25th January 2022

Lot 447

A George III silver two-handled cup and cover

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500

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Description

A George III silver two-handled cup and cover,

maker's mark not traced, London 1765,

baluster form, leaf capped scroll handles, gilded interior, the pull-off cover with a raised foliate scroll finial, the front engraved 'SP to GC' and 'A sign of Thanks', on a raised circular foot, height 35,5cm, approx. weight 49oz.

Provenance: The initials G.G are for George Culley, (1735-1813) Agriculturalist. The Culley family owned Fowberry Tower and Coupland Castle in Northumberland.

Then by family descent to the current owner.