Lot Essay
The arms are those of Seymour
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A DESCENDANT OF GEORGE D. WIDENER, PHILADELPHIA
A GEORGE II SILVER CUP AND COVER
MARK OF JOHN JACOB, LONDON, 1734
Details
A GEORGE II SILVER CUP AND COVER
MARK OF JOHN JACOB, LONDON, 1734
Urn form, on a circular foot, the body applied with a mid-band above cut-card straps, with two double-scroll handles, the cover with conforming decoration and a knop finial, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms and a crest on the cover, marked on base and cover bezel
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 71 oz. 10 dwt. (2,230 gr.)
MARK OF JOHN JACOB, LONDON, 1734
Urn form, on a circular foot, the body applied with a mid-band above cut-card straps, with two double-scroll handles, the cover with conforming decoration and a knop finial, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms and a crest on the cover, marked on base and cover bezel
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 71 oz. 10 dwt. (2,230 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, London, 23 February 1911, lot 30