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MARK OF THOMAS PHIPPS AND EDWARD ROBINSON, LONDON, 1791
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT MOUNTED COCONUT CUPS
MARK OF THOMAS PHIPPS AND EDWARD ROBINSON, LONDON, 1791
Each on plain reeded spreading trumpet foot, the body formed of a coconut elaborately carved with geometric motifs and a coat-of-arms below an earl's coronet and a crest and above a motto, with silver-gilt lining and rim mount, marked on interiors, rims and bases
73/4 in. (19.7 cm.) high
gross weight 22 oz. 4 dwt. (692 gr.)
The arms are those of Walpole, for Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717–1797).
MARK OF THOMAS PHIPPS AND EDWARD ROBINSON, LONDON, 1791
Each on plain reeded spreading trumpet foot, the body formed of a coconut elaborately carved with geometric motifs and a coat-of-arms below an earl's coronet and a crest and above a motto, with silver-gilt lining and rim mount, marked on interiors, rims and bases
73/4 in. (19.7 cm.) high
gross weight 22 oz. 4 dwt. (692 gr.)
The arms are those of Walpole, for Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717–1797).
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 18 October 1994, lot 351.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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