MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD (I), LONDON, 1816

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A ROYAL GIFT: A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD (I), LONDON, 1816
Vase-shaped, the lower body applied with acanthus leaves and flowers, the upper rim with frieze of scrolling foliage, the side handles formed as entwined serpents centred by the head of Mercury in winged helmet, the pedestal foot with guilloche girdle, fluted cushion and acanthus leaf border, the cover chased with acanthus leaves beneath a raised fluted top with acanthus leaf and bud finial, inscribed to one side To George Victor Agar Ellis from his affectionate Godmother Victoria, 12 April 1831 the opposite side engraved with the arms of HRH Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and his wife Victoria, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld
15 in. (38 cm.) high
109 oz. (3382 gr.)

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Lot Essay

The Duke of Kent was born in 1767, 4th son of George III. He died in January 1820. By his marriage to Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld there was only one child born 24 May 1819 who came to the British throne in 1837 as Queen Victoria. The Victoria in the inscription obviously refers to Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld rather than her daughter Queen Victoria.

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