25 Jul 2012
11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu
Back to auction 19949
British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu
Back to auction 19949
A Victorian silver lidded ewer
by Martin Hall & Co, London 1870
Classical urn form with beaded rim, the dome-hinged cover with flowering bud finial on a leafy calyx, the leaf-capped bifurcated scroll handle with ivory insulators, the neck embossed with foliate husk swags between ribbons, above a stiff leaf border, the body embossed with foliate husk swags incorporating masks, above a graduated stiff leaf border between beaded rims, central oval reserve with presentation inscription "Q.W.R.V, 16th (Soho) Company Ladies Challenge Cup, 1870", on a spreading circular base with a stiff leaf border, height 35cm, weight 34oz.
Classical urn form with beaded rim, the dome-hinged cover with flowering bud finial on a leafy calyx, the leaf-capped bifurcated scroll handle with ivory insulators, the neck embossed with foliate husk swags between ribbons, above a stiff leaf border, the body embossed with foliate husk swags incorporating masks, above a graduated stiff leaf border between beaded rims, central oval reserve with presentation inscription "Q.W.R.V, 16th (Soho) Company Ladies Challenge Cup, 1870", on a spreading circular base with a stiff leaf border, height 35cm, weight 34oz.
Sold for
£2,125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The Q.W.R.V are the Queen's Westminster Rifle Volunteers.
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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