A SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP AND COVER

MARK OF HOWARD & CO., NEW YORK, 1902

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A SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP AND COVER
MARK OF HOWARD & CO., NEW YORK, 1902
Urn form, on a domed and circular base with a bead border, the stem with chased garland, the body pierced, with two upswept reeded handles with foliate joins, the cover domed with garlands, and a pineapple finial, the shoulder with an engraved inscription, with a blue glass liner, marked under base
16¼ in. high; 42 oz. 10 dwt. weighable silver
The engraved inscription: In Remembrance of July 26th 1902 Newport R.I., J.B.P. from R.J.C. and S.V.A.

Lot Essay

The engraved initials on this cup are for Robert Joseph Collier (1876-1918) and Sarah Steward Van Alen (1881-1963).

The marriage of Robert Joseph Collier to Sarah Van Alen took place on July 26, 1902 at Wakehurst, the Newport summer residence of the bride's family and was one of the most talked of social events of the season. The groom was the son of Peter Collier, the founder of Collier's Weekly. The ballroom ceremony was followed by another at St. Mary's Church and the reception was held aboard Pierre Lorillard's yacht Rahda. The ushers included Condé Nast, Milton Barger, F.C. Havemeyer, and J. Insley Blair.

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