Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - The Age of Oak - 14th January 2025
Lot 302
A GEORGE II BRASS LOVING CUP
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1512
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Description
A GEORGE II BRASS LOVING CUP
C.1740-50
with an engraved coat of arms for the Weston Family of Sutton Place, Surrey, between a pair of scrolling handles, with traces of original silvering
16.2cm high, 22.5cm wide
Provenance
The Weston Family, Sutton Place, Surrey. Sutton Place was purchased by J. P. Getty Snr.
Catalogue Note
Mid-18th century loving cups in brass are rarer than their silver counterparts. For similar examples one with a cover and another with traces of silvering, see R. Gentle & R. Field, 'Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820', pp.278-9, figs. 1-3.