Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
Royal: a George II silver-gilt cup and cover, Elizabeth Godfrey, London, 1750
Lot Closed
April 11, 04:22 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Baluster form, the sides chased and embossed with bucolic scenes of fishing and hunting and shepherds, the two scroll handles with snakeskin effect , the foot with lion masks and floral decoration, the cover with birds and squirrels, engraved with the Royal Badge and crowned monogram AF.
height 35cm., 13 1/2in.
2158gr., 69oz
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, sold
The Truly Magnificent Collection of Ancient and Modern Silver, Silver Gilt and Gold Plate of His Late Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex, Christie & Manson, 27 June 1843, lot 583
by repute, acquired by the great-grandfather of the present owner
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773 –1843), was the sixth son of George III. He was known for his liberal political views, somewhat estranging himself from his brother, George IV. He supported the abolition of the slave trade, Catholic emancipation and the removal of civil restrictions on Jews and dissenters. His will left instructions that he not be buried with other members of the Royal Family at Windsor, but at the public cemetery in Kensal Green, in north-west London.
The Prince amassed an impressive collection of both English and Continental silver resulting in 695 lots and almost 40,000oz, sold at auction over four days, after his death in 1843. The sale totalled £20,752 (The Era, 23 July 1843), approximately £2,000,000 today.
The current lot is described in the 1843 catalogue as : ‘A two handled cup and cover, with a sportsman and shepherdess on either side and scroll border, lions masks on the foot and animals on the lid’.