A VICTORIAN LARGE SILVER CUP AND COVER

Lot 128
23.10.2024 18:00UTC +00:00
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£ 10 710
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1309855
Lot 128 | A VICTORIAN LARGE SILVER CUP AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
In the Renaissance style, on circular foot chased with egg-and-dart border, the centre applied with fruits and flowers trophies, the stem formed of four busts representing Samson, Dalila, Lycidas and Raphael framed by scrolls, the circular cup applied in centre with depictions of two poems of Milton featuring on one side Paradise Lost and on the other Samson Agonistes, the handles formed of bifurcated scrolls, the cover chased with four medallions figuring Fame and Genius alternating with representations of The Allegro and The Penseroso, the finial shaped as Urania holding a globe, marked on foot-rim, body, cover and finial
231/2 in. (59.7 cm.) high
229 oz. 9 dwt. (7,137 gr.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
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