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A RARE GEORGE II IRISH SILVER CUP AND COVER
MARK OF JOHN HAMILTON, DUBLIN, 1738
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A RARE GEORGE II IRISH SILVER CUP AND COVER
MARK OF JOHN HAMILTON, DUBLIN, 1738
Urn form on four paw feet with lion's-mask joins, the lower body chased with flutes, the upper body chased with fruit festoons, swags, Bacchic heads and shells, each side centering a rococo cartouche with winged sphinx, one cartouche engraved with a crest, the domed cover chased with gadrooning and leaf calyx, surmounted by a flame finial, marked under base and cover bezel
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 65 oz. 10 dwt. (2,046 gr.) (2)
MARK OF JOHN HAMILTON, DUBLIN, 1738
Urn form on four paw feet with lion's-mask joins, the lower body chased with flutes, the upper body chased with fruit festoons, swags, Bacchic heads and shells, each side centering a rococo cartouche with winged sphinx, one cartouche engraved with a crest, the domed cover chased with gadrooning and leaf calyx, surmounted by a flame finial, marked under base and cover bezel
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 65 oz. 10 dwt. (2,046 gr.) (2)