MARK OF WILLIAM ARCHDALL, DUBLIN, 1727

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A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER CUP AND COVER
MARK OF WILLIAM ARCHDALL, DUBLIN, 1727
Inverted bell shape with a central reeded rib and on a spreading foot, with two scroll handles, the detachable cover with a pine cone finial, engraved with three coats-of-arms and an inscription, the cover engraved with a crest, marked near rim, underneath and on cover bezel, further engraved with a scratchweight '58=13' underneath the cup and '16=18' inside the cover
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 75 oz. (2340 gr.)
The inscription reads: 'Fee for Proclaiming His Matie King George the Second, on Monday the 19th of June 1727 His Grace Hugh Primate of all Ireland, and Their Excellencies Thomas Wyndham Esq.r Ld Chan& Wm Conolly Esq.r Speaker of the House of Commons Lords Justices'

拍品專文

The three coats-of-arms are: Hugh Boulter, the Primate of All Ireland (1672-1742), Thomas Wyndham (1681-1745), and William Connolly (1662-1729).

The crest is that of Hawkins.

This cup was given to William Hawkins (1670-1736) and or his son John Hawkins (d. 1758) who served as joint Ulster Kings of Arms from 1722 to 1736. It was given by Hugh Boulter, the Primate of All Ireland, Thomas Wyndham (1681-1745), Speaker of the Irish House of Lords, and William Connolly (1662-1729), Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, on the occasion of Hawkins proclaiming George II Sovereign in 1727.