ENGLAND, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY

Details

A SILVER-MOUNTED ENGINE-TURNED LIGNUM VITAE DIPPER CUP
ENGLAND, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
The underside with a rose motif
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high

Provenance

With Stephen Foster, Oxfordshire, 1991.

Literature

J. Levi, Treen for the Table, London, 1998, p. 23, pl. 1/11.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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