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MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS, LONDON, 1801
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A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS, LONDON, 1801
Baluster form, the circular foot chased with a band of berried laurel below acanthus leaves and bell flowers, above a band of water leaves, the lower body chased with layered acanthus leaves, with applied laurel wreath cartouches, the rim decorated with a band of foliated acanthus scrolls with rosettes, the bifurcated handles modeled as serpents emerging from acanthus leaves, the domed cover chased with overlapping acanthus leaves beneath a Viscount's coronet, marked on foot and on cover bezel
17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high; 128 oz. (3,991 gr.)
MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS, LONDON, 1801
Baluster form, the circular foot chased with a band of berried laurel below acanthus leaves and bell flowers, above a band of water leaves, the lower body chased with layered acanthus leaves, with applied laurel wreath cartouches, the rim decorated with a band of foliated acanthus scrolls with rosettes, the bifurcated handles modeled as serpents emerging from acanthus leaves, the domed cover chased with overlapping acanthus leaves beneath a Viscount's coronet, marked on foot and on cover bezel
17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high; 128 oz. (3,991 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 12 April 1988, lot 160
Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1998, lot 227
Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1998, lot 227
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