Silver & Objects of Vertu - 3rd February 2026

Lot 315

A continental silver-gilt standing cup,apparently unmarked, except for a possible small control mark

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1524

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Description

A continental silver-gilt standing cup,
apparently unmarked, except for a possible small control mark to the foot, 19th century and possibly earlier,
the slight tapering circular form, embossed with animals and a unicorn in landscape settings within foliate scroll decoration, on a matted background, on a knopped stem with scroll supports on a raised circular foot, inscribed 'Henry Arthur Cholmondeley from his Godfather Watkin Williams Wynn 1851', in a fitted case, height 26.1cm, approx. weight 13.5oz.

Provenance: The Michael Baggott Collection.