A COMMONWEALTH SILVER STANDING CUP AND COVER
A COMMONWEALTH SILVER STANDING CUP AND COVER

LONDON, 1659, MAKER'S MARK FW

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A COMMONWEALTH SILVER STANDING CUP AND COVER
LONDON, 1659, MAKER'S MARK FW
Bell form on spreading circular base, with later baluster stem, the later matted body with two oval reserves, the cover with curved step and later baluster finial, the underside engraved with a crest, with museum accession number sticker, marked on body and cover
17 ¾ in. (44.4 cm.) high; 39 oz. 10 dwt. (1,241 gr.)
Provenance
Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill (1885-1977), Widow of Sir Winston Churchill.
The Lady Spencer Churchill, G.B.E; Christie's, London, 15 February 1967, lot 121.
Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973.

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