A GEORGE I SILVER-GILT ROYAL CORONATION CUP AND COVER

Lot 174
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£ 15 000
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Lot 174 | A GEORGE I SILVER-GILT ROYAL CORONATION CUP AND COVER
Valeur estimée
£ 15 000 – 25 000
A GEORGE I SILVER-GILT ROYAL CORONATION CUP AND COVER

MARK OF THOMAS FARREN, LONDON, 1714

Vase shaped, on circular foot and with two scroll handles, the body applied with alternating openwork husk and lambrequin cut-card straps with moulded mid-rib above, the domed cover with similar strapwork radiating from a compressed ball finial, the body engraved with the Royal Arms with the Garter motto and with Royal crown above, flanked by the Royal monogram GR, all within a matted circle, the cover engraved with Royal cypher GR script with Royal crown above, marked on body and on cover bezel

10 1/2 in. (26.2 cm.) high

41 oz. 18 dwt. (1,305 gr.)

The Royal arms and cypher are for King George I (r.1714-1727) of Great Britain and Ireland.





Provenance

Given as a Coronation Claim by King George I (1714-1727) to the Hereditary Cup Bearer to the King,

Hildebrand Alington, 5th Baron Alington of Killard (1641-1723).

With Asprey, London, February, 1992.

With Kenneth Davis (Works of Art) Ltd., London.

A Florida Couple; Christie's, New York, 26 October 2006, lot 166.



Exhibited

London, Park Lane Hotel, The International Silver and Jewellery Fair, 7-10 February 1992, Asprey.



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.
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