A VICTORIAN LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER CUP AND COVER

Lot 99
29.10.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 20 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1506977
Lot 99 | A VICTORIAN LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER CUP AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
Ovoid and on spreading foot with foliage borders, with a central lion-mask knop, the body cast and chased in high relief on one side with a scene of Perseus riding Pegasus to rescue Andromeda after slaying Medusa, on the other the foundation of Athens, with Athena pointing to the olive tree while Neptune thrust his trident into the ground to create a spring, framed by scrolling foliage and flowers on matted ground, with two cast mermaid-capped scroll handles with peacock tail terminals, the detachable cover similarly chased and surmounted by a figure of Nike, goddess of victory, marked on foot-rim, on body below one handle, on cover flange and on finial; stamped on foot-rim: HANCOCKS' & CO 39, BRUTON ST LONDON and Я90
341/4 in. (87 cm.) high
236 oz. (7,344 gr.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
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