MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1758, AFTER A DESIGN BY WILLIAM KENT

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A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1758, AFTER A DESIGN BY WILLIAM KENT
The foot with foliage border, the lower body applied with trailing foliate, with two foliage double scroll handles, the detachable cover with gadrooned rim and Royal crown finial, engraved with the Royal arms, marked on foot
13 3/4 in. (35 cm.) high
66 oz. 13 dwt. (2,072 gr.)
The Royal arms are those of George II.

Provenance

Supplied by George Wickes and Samuel Netherton on 3 January 1759, 'To a cup and cover 65[oz.] 15 [dwt]'.
with Richard Jarvis, by 2005.

Literature

George Wickes and Samuel Netherton's Gentleman's Ledger, 1759, Victoria & Albert Museum.

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Lot Essay

This remarkable cup is inspired by William Kent's design for the 'Pelham Gold Cup' of 1736 made by George Wickes for Colonel Pelham, published by John Vardy, Some Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. William Kent, 1744, p. 28. A silver-gilt replica of the Pelham cup was made by John Jacobs, London, 1755. The present lot dates to 1758 and appears to be one of the first cups to be made with variations on the design. One by Thomas Heming, London, 1763, was given as a christening gift from the King to George Ferdinand Fitzroy.

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