A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TWO-HANDLED CUP AND COVER, Maker's mark WH, 1795

of vase form on a stepped circular base partly fluted and with border of berried laurel, the lower body gadrooned beneath ribbon-tied floral garlands, one side centered with a  plaque cast with putto and a cart pulled by oxen, the opposite side with arms and supporters, the upper rim chased with scrolling grapevine against a matted ground, reel-shaped cover with chased with stiff leaves and scalework panels spaced by rosettes and crests, bud finial, base rim later engraved with inscription: "A remembrance of the East India Company's Present, to Capt^{n G. Welstead, of four hundred guineas. June 11, 1805"}

Christie's, London, 17 March 1999, lot 91

leans to the right and handle pushed in on that side so cover fits tight, otherwise good, rare arms and crisp decoration
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One crest is that of Welstead, probably for George Welstead, 1829, whose obituary appears in the The Gentleman's Magazine, pt.2, p.476. He was described then as a former commander of the East India Company. Welstead died at his brother's house in Essex on 4 November 1829.