Lot Essay
This unusual double-cup is described by Owen Evan-Thomas as a 'trick double cup' in Domestic Utensils of Wood, London, 1992, p. 168, pl. 60.
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18TH CENTURY
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A DUTCH SILVER MOUNTED FRUITWOOD MARRIAGE CUP
18TH CENTURY
A hinged cup held above the carved woman's head, the skirt forming the other cup
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high
18TH CENTURY
A hinged cup held above the carved woman's head, the skirt forming the other cup
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high
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