The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

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A William III silver and parcel-gilt cup and cover, John Bodington, London, 1697

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March 24, 08:41 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

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A William III silver and parcel-gilt cup and cover

John Bodington, London, 1697


the lower part of the body decorated with cut-card foliage with beaded stems and engraved with leaves, engraved above with two coats-of-arms in baroque cartouche, beaded scroll handles engraved with leaves at the junctions with the cup, the cover with similar cut-card work, engraved with a crest

20cm. high

1176gr, 37oz 16dwt

Probably Sir Edward Sebright (1668-1702), who famously commenced the rebuilding of Beechwood in Hertfordshire;
John A. Holms, 1912;
Sir Ernest Cassel (1852-1921)
Red Cross Exhibition of Plate, showrooms of Garrard & Co. Ltd., 24 Albemarle Street, London, June 1915, No. 43
Loan Exhibition, 25 Park Lane, London, 1929, no. 231