MAKER'S MARK OF REBECCA EMES AND EDWARD BARNARD, LONDON, 1824
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A GEORGE IV SILVER AND GEM-SET SEAL CUP
Maker's mark of Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, 1824
Tapering square, on a shaped square base with acanthus band, the body set on the sides with medallions with oak leaf and acorn border enclosing on one side a medal of George IV signed by Benedetto Pistrucci above armorials, on the other side, a medal of William of Nassau, King of Belgium and Luxembourg, signed by Auguste-Franois Michaut, the two other sides set with the armorials of George IV, the rim with acanthus and ovolo, with two upswept acanthus-clad scroll handles set with topaz, marked near rim, the base also stamped with retailer's mark FISHER,BRAITHWAITE,& JONES, FECt. LONDON.
19in. (49.5cm.) high over handle; gross weight 146oz. (4546gr.)
Maker's mark of Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, 1824
Tapering square, on a shaped square base with acanthus band, the body set on the sides with medallions with oak leaf and acorn border enclosing on one side a medal of George IV signed by Benedetto Pistrucci above armorials, on the other side, a medal of William of Nassau, King of Belgium and Luxembourg, signed by Auguste-Franois Michaut, the two other sides set with the armorials of George IV, the rim with acanthus and ovolo, with two upswept acanthus-clad scroll handles set with topaz, marked near rim, the base also stamped with retailer's mark FISHER,BRAITHWAITE,& JONES, FECt. LONDON.
19in. (49.5cm.) high over handle; gross weight 146oz. (4546gr.)
來源
The arms are those of Le Poer-Trench, as borne by Richard, 2nd Earl of Clancarty in the peerage of Ireland (1767-1837). He was created 1st Viscount Clancarty of the United Kingdom on December 8, 1823.
The present cup was made just after the Earl of Clancarty's retirement from the Embassy at the Hague in 1823 and commemorates his ten-year ambassadorship there. [ . . .] He had accompanied the Prince of Orange to Holland in 1813, and was made English ambassador when the Prince was made William I of the Netherlands. His many duties there during the Napoleonic Wars included efforts to incorporate Belgian and Dutch provinces into the new kingdom of the Netherlands, establishing reciprocal colonial trade between England and Holland, and supressing Dutch slave trade. In 1818, after the war, Clancarty received the Duke of Wellington at the Hague and attended the Prince Regent when he visited Waterloo.
On December 8, 1823, Clancarty was created Viscount Clancarty of Cork (U.K.). The armorials on the present cup reflect this elevation as well as his foreign title, Marquis of Heusden of the Netherlands, which had been granted to him by William I in 1818. However, Clancarty did not receive Royal license to use that title in Britain until August 16, 1824, just after his retirement and return to Ireland. This cup, made in 1824, commemorated Clancarty's new titles as well as his past diplomatic service; the Royal armorials on the cup signify that the silver used in its manufacture was acquired from his seal of office. By custom, the silver matrices of an official seal were given to the office holder on retirement. As the seals were no longer valid, they were most often melted down and fashioned into a piece of silver for display. The Royal armorials on this cup actually take the shape of a seal-box cover. The incorporation into the cup of medals of George IV and William I of the Netherlands is unusual. Michaud, well-known French sculptor, was appointed Medallist to the Court by William I in 1815.
At the time of Clancarty's retirement, Countess Granville described him and his family thus "He, a bustling, hard man, evidently galled at giving up the Embassy, but very civil to us. She, an excellent, head-aching woman, with none of the representation or insolence of an Ambassadress. Two very ugly, obliging daughters, and a ditto son." (Harriet, Countess Granville, letter, Brussels, March 1, 1824, in the Complete Peerage.)
The present cup was made just after the Earl of Clancarty's retirement from the Embassy at the Hague in 1823 and commemorates his ten-year ambassadorship there. [ . . .] He had accompanied the Prince of Orange to Holland in 1813, and was made English ambassador when the Prince was made William I of the Netherlands. His many duties there during the Napoleonic Wars included efforts to incorporate Belgian and Dutch provinces into the new kingdom of the Netherlands, establishing reciprocal colonial trade between England and Holland, and supressing Dutch slave trade. In 1818, after the war, Clancarty received the Duke of Wellington at the Hague and attended the Prince Regent when he visited Waterloo.
On December 8, 1823, Clancarty was created Viscount Clancarty of Cork (U.K.). The armorials on the present cup reflect this elevation as well as his foreign title, Marquis of Heusden of the Netherlands, which had been granted to him by William I in 1818. However, Clancarty did not receive Royal license to use that title in Britain until August 16, 1824, just after his retirement and return to Ireland. This cup, made in 1824, commemorated Clancarty's new titles as well as his past diplomatic service; the Royal armorials on the cup signify that the silver used in its manufacture was acquired from his seal of office. By custom, the silver matrices of an official seal were given to the office holder on retirement. As the seals were no longer valid, they were most often melted down and fashioned into a piece of silver for display. The Royal armorials on this cup actually take the shape of a seal-box cover. The incorporation into the cup of medals of George IV and William I of the Netherlands is unusual. Michaud, well-known French sculptor, was appointed Medallist to the Court by William I in 1815.
At the time of Clancarty's retirement, Countess Granville described him and his family thus "He, a bustling, hard man, evidently galled at giving up the Embassy, but very civil to us. She, an excellent, head-aching woman, with none of the representation or insolence of an Ambassadress. Two very ugly, obliging daughters, and a ditto son." (Harriet, Countess Granville, letter, Brussels, March 1, 1824, in the Complete Peerage.)