Lot Essay
A similar stirrup-cup was sold Sotheby's Geneagles; 27 August 1990, lot 90
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MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1846
Details
A Victorian large silver stirrup-cup
Mark of John Samuel Hunt, London, 1846
Of stag's head form, realistically cast and chased, the neck with matted band, marked in neck, in later fitted leather case, the interior applied with plaque engraved '1949 Omnia Vincet Amor 1974'
16¾in. (42.5cm.) high
56oz. (1,767gr.)
Mark of John Samuel Hunt, London, 1846
Of stag's head form, realistically cast and chased, the neck with matted band, marked in neck, in later fitted leather case, the interior applied with plaque engraved '1949 Omnia Vincet Amor 1974'
16¾in. (42.5cm.) high
56oz. (1,767gr.)
Provenance
With Collingwood, 1974
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium