A GEORGE II SILVER CUP AND COVER

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07.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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Los 162 | A GEORGE II SILVER CUP AND COVER
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A GEORGE II SILVER CUP AND COVER

MARK OF BENJAMIN GODFREY, LONDON, 1737

Inverted bell shape, on spreading circular foot, cast and chased with shells and foliate scrolls, the body with two leaf-capped scroll handles and applied with a broad band of spirally twisted flutes and foliage on a matted ground, below a moulded rib, the domed cover similarly applied and with leaf-capped vase-shaped finial with bud terminal, engraved twice on body and cover with a lozenge-of-arms, marked under base, engraved with scratch weight 86=15

12 3/4 in. (32.5 cm.) high

85 oz. 17 dwt. (2,671 gr.)

The arms are those of Vernatti impaling Tooke, as borne by Mary Vernatti (d.1728), daughter of Edmund Tooke and widow of the Amsterdam born merchant Constantine Vernatti (1625-1703), of Seething Lane, London.





Provenance

Anna Margaretta Vernatti (d.1765) who married Francis Edwards (d.1729) of Welham Grove, co. Leicester, by descent to her grandson,

Gerard Anne Edwards (1733-1795) of Welham Grove, who married Lady Jane Noel, sister of Henry, 6th Earl of Gainsborough, by descent to their son,

Gerard Noel Edwards (1739-1838), who assumed the name and arms of Noel by Royal License, becoming Gerard Noel Noel, 2nd Bt., then by descent,

A Gentleman; Christie's, London, 11 May 1994, lot 223.



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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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