3 Oct 2012
11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Silver and Objects of Vertu incl. Flatware
Back to auction 20207
Silver and Objects of Vertu incl. Flatware
Back to auction 20207
A George II silver two-handled cup and cover
by Thomas Whipham, London 1753
Tapering form with applied girdle, the stepped dome cover with waisted banded disc finial, leaf-capped scroll handles, the body and cover profusely chased and embossed with floral garlands, central foliate scroll reserve, on a stepped circular base with chased foliate band, engraved with a coat of arms, height 33cm, weight 65oz.
Tapering form with applied girdle, the stepped dome cover with waisted banded disc finial, leaf-capped scroll handles, the body and cover profusely chased and embossed with floral garlands, central foliate scroll reserve, on a stepped circular base with chased foliate band, engraved with a coat of arms, height 33cm, weight 65oz.
Sold for
£1,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Engraved with the lozenge for a marriage in the LYNN, LYNNE or LYNDE family. The family using this shield orignated in Cambridge and by 1753 were spread through Northants, Devon and London.
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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