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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A LADY
A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
MARK OF JOHN CARTER, LONDON, 1774
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A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
Mark of John Carter, London, 1774
Urn-form on a circular foot, the base chased with palmettes under a laurel-and-berry garland, each side applied with an oak leaf wreath centering a classical head on one side, and a boss engraved with a crest on the other, with two leaf-clad handles and a conforming cover, marked on foot and cover
16½in. (42cm.) high; 80oz. (2495gr.)
Mark of John Carter, London, 1774
Urn-form on a circular foot, the base chased with palmettes under a laurel-and-berry garland, each side applied with an oak leaf wreath centering a classical head on one side, and a boss engraved with a crest on the other, with two leaf-clad handles and a conforming cover, marked on foot and cover
16½in. (42cm.) high; 80oz. (2495gr.)