Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd
A pair of large silver cups and covers, Carrington & Co., London, 1912
Lot Closed
April 11, 01:35 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
In a late 17th century style, with chased chinoiserie decoration and cast caryatid handles, engraved with a presentation inscription to Lady Marjorie Manners.
Height 19cm., 7½in.
2486gr., 80oz.
A wedding gift to Lady Marjorie Manners (1883–1946) in 1912.
Lofts & Warner, London, An Inventory and Valuation […] At Plas Newydd, Anglesey, 1948, p.101, Silver, ‘A pair of 6¼” 2 handled porringers and covers of antique design engraved with Eastern figures and birds’ (Private Family Archive).
The Chronicle, Friday, 12 August 1912, ‘The Marriage of the Marquess of Anglesey to Lady Marjorie Manners, The Bride’s Presents’, ‘The Belvoir Tenants, two beautiful silver porringers with covers (period Charles II)’ [sic]
London; 16 Arlington Street, townhouse of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, the wedding presents of Lady Marjorie Manners and the 6th Marquess of Anglesey, summer 1912.