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    10 June 2008

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    • A QUEEN ANNE IRISH SILVER TWO-
    Lot 71

    A QUEEN ANNE IRISH SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP

    MARK OF JOHN CLIFTON JR., DUBLIN, 1710

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    GBP 4,000

    Estimate

    GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000

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    A QUEEN ANNE IRISH SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP
    MARK OF JOHN CLIFTON JR., DUBLIN, 1710
    Inverted bell-shaped and on spreading foot, with two scroll handles, engraved with a cypher, marked underneath
    4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
    8 oz. (242 gr.)

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    THE OAKWOOD COLLECTION
    (Lots 1-106)

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