ANTIQUE 19thC VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER FIGURAL TROPHY CUP & COVER, GARRARD c.1865
19th Century Victorian Silver trophy cup and cover, exceptionally fine and decorative, the baluster body resting on a circular foot, the body embellished with a protruding Neptune's head on each side surrounded by scrolling foliage, the sides are applied with two cast handles depicting large dolphins.
Hallmarked English silver (925), London, year 1869 (o), Maker's mark crowned RG for Garrard & Co.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A3704
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Victorian Solid Silver trophy cup and cover, exceptionally fine and decorative, the baluster body resting on a circular foot, the body embellished with a protruding Neptune's head on each side surrounded by scrolling foliage, the sides are applied with two cast handles depicting large dolphins, the pull-off lid is surmounted by a cast Earl's coronet finial, meaning that the cup was probably commissioned by a member of the British nobility.
Each part (including the crown) is original and Hallmarked English silver (925 Standard), London, year 1869 (o), Maker's mark crowned RG (Garrard & Co). Robert Garrard was crown jeweller since 1735, when his partner Wickes was appointed as goldsmith to the Prince of Wales. During the 19th Century the firm continued with a succession of famous commissions for Royalty and in 1843 Queen Victoria bestowed the honour of Crown Jeweller on the company.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - no damage.
SIZE
Height: 39cm
Width: 20.5 x 16.5cm
Silver Weight: 1240g