ID 992527
Lot 162 | A GEORGE II SILVER CUP AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
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.
Special notice
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.
| Artist: | Benjamin Godfrey |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Cups |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Artist: | Benjamin Godfrey |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Cups |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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