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A reproduction of the celebrated cup by de Lamerie of 1739 in the collection of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, presented to them by John Gawler Bridge in 1839.
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A VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP AND COVER
LONDON, 1895, MAKER'S MARK OF JAMES GARRARD
In the style of Paul de Lamerie, of vase-shaped form, on spreading circular foot applied with elaborate acanthus scrolls and rocaille on a matted ground above a scroll and flowerhead rim, the lower body applied with alternating vertical floral and ribbon swags and grapes bedecking large grotesque bearded masks on a matted ground, below a reeded mid-rib, with leaf-clad beaded multi-scroll side handles applied with overlapping rocaille on a matted ground, the high domed cover applied with similar foliate decoration above a reeded rim with acanthus scrolls and rocaille at intervals and a chased band of circles, surmounted by a bud finial supported by alternating acanthus- clad rocaille and ram's heads, marked on body and cover--187 3/4in. (47.5cm.) high
(194 oz.)
LONDON, 1895, MAKER'S MARK OF JAMES GARRARD
In the style of Paul de Lamerie, of vase-shaped form, on spreading circular foot applied with elaborate acanthus scrolls and rocaille on a matted ground above a scroll and flowerhead rim, the lower body applied with alternating vertical floral and ribbon swags and grapes bedecking large grotesque bearded masks on a matted ground, below a reeded mid-rib, with leaf-clad beaded multi-scroll side handles applied with overlapping rocaille on a matted ground, the high domed cover applied with similar foliate decoration above a reeded rim with acanthus scrolls and rocaille at intervals and a chased band of circles, surmounted by a bud finial supported by alternating acanthus- clad rocaille and ram's heads, marked on body and cover--187 3/4in. (47.5cm.) high
(194 oz.)