An early 18th century German silver-gilt beaker and cover, Lorenz Biller II, Augsburg, 1710, with later embellishments attributed to the royal goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell of The Golden Salmon, Ludgate Hill, London, early 19th century
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July 5, 02:05 PM GMT
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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An early 18th century German silver-gilt beaker and cover, Lorenz Biller II, Augsburg, 1710, with later embellishments attributed to the royal goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell of The Golden Salmon, Ludgate Hill, London, early 19th century
on three beaded scroll supports below a band of chased husks and strapwork, similarly chased detachable cover, the body applied with a richly chased and pierced frieze of foliage and flowers set with emeralds, rubies and turquoises and three oval painted enamel plaques, the body and cover set with further gemstones below a ball and eagle finial, marked on body and cover, the underside scratch engraved with the number ‘6550’
28cm., 11in. high
1440gr., 46oz. 6dwt.
William Fulke Lucy (1824-1848), then to his brother,
Henry Spencer Lucy (1830-1890), then to his eldest daughter,
Ada Christina Lucy (1866-1943), who married in 1892 Sir Henry William Cameron Ramsay Fairfax, 3rd Bt. (1870-1944), afterwards Fairfax-Lucy, then to his son,
Sir Henry Montgomerie Cameron Ramsay Fairfax-Lucy, 4th Bt. (1896-1965), removed from Charlecote Park, sold Christie’s, London, 24 July 1945, lot 159, purchased by David Black, £320
Albrecht Neuhaus, Wurzburg, circa 1985
S.J. Phillips, London, 2001
Private Collection, London, 2001
S.J. Philipps, London, circa 2019
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