A pair of Irish George III silver cups and covers

MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN LLOYD, JOHN LOCKER OR JOHN LAUGHLIN, DUBLIN, 1771, THE BODIES WITH ADDITIONAL MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN KARR

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A pair of Irish George III silver cups and covers
Maker's mark of John Lloyd, John Locker or John Laughlin, Dublin, 1771, the bodies with additional maker's mark of John Karr
Each inverted baluster-shaped and on spreading circular foot with gadrooned rim, the part spirally-fluted bodies with two leaf-capped scroll handles, the high domed part spirally fluted covers with gadrooned borders and reeded bud finial, the bodied each engraved with a coat-of-arms within scrolling foliage, the cover with a crest, marked on bodies and covers
14in. (37cm.) high
120ozs. (3,757gr.) (2)

Lot Essay

Douglas Bennett in Irish Georgian Silver, London, 1972, p. 313-314 discusses the difficulty in identifying the maker whose punch, J.L within a shaped oval punch, appears on this lot. During the latter years of the 18th century there were three silversmiths whose initials make them possible candidates.

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