Coupe en vermeil et argent, probablement Mexique, XVIIe siècle

repercée de fleurs et d' oiseaux, la doublure ornée au fond d'une prise reposant sur une plaque repercée, non poinçonnée

Lady Charlotte Schreiber and then by descent

some small holes to the pierced foot, some lead repairs to the handles. Overall good condition, nice colour.
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Cette coupe fut donnée par Charlotte Schreiber à son beau-frère le General Brymer Francis Schreiber puis héritée par ses descendants, parmi les quelques rares objets mentionés dans le rapport du Times sur son testament daté du 1er août 1894. Lady Schreiber (1812-1895) fut une femme remarquable, femme d'affaires et éminent traducteur de textes anciens gallois. Collectionneur de renom, elle voyagea à travers toute l'Europe pendant plusieurs années et fit don de ses collections, les céramiques au Victoria and Albert Museum et les éventails au British Museum.

This cup was given by Charlotte Schreiber to her brother-in-law, General Brymer Francis Schreiber and has descended in the same family. It is one of a small number of bequests specifically mentioned by The Times in its report on her will dated August I, 1894.
Lady Schreiber (1812-1895) was a celebrated character, a businesswoman and scholar. She was also renowned collector who travelled extensively and bequeathed her famous ceramics collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum and her fans to the British Museum.