Lot 755
  • 755

A LARGE GEORGE IV SILVER CUP AND COVER, JOHN BRIDGE FOR RUNDELL, BRIDGE & RUNDELL, LONDON, 1828 |

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • 55.2cm., 21 3/4 in. high
amphora form with egg and dart rim, the domed cover with inverted baluster foliate finial, upper section with embossed oak leaf and acorn girdle, bifurcated handles with stylised heart-shaped rocaille junctions, above and below engraved neo-classical designs, on a spreading circular gadrooned foot below a foliate junction, base rim stamped RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS LONDINI

Condition

Clear marks inside cover and to body. Both sides of body erased, silver a little uneven and thin at these points. The upper handle junctions with bruised corners. Otherwise good condition.
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