A FINE GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
MARK OF ROBERT SHARP LONDON, 1796
A FINE GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER MARK OF ROBERT SHARP LONDON, 1796 Of vase shape, the lower body chased with acanthus, with a medallion on each side above, one engraved with a coat-of-arms, the other with a inscription, supported on a leaf decorated spreading foot and with a laurel branch at each rim, with two intertwined snake handles terminating in a gryphon motif, the detachable cover with an engraved crest and a phoenix crest finial, contained in a fitted leather covered wood case, marked on foot and cover bezel, the finial apparently unmarked, the lid further engraved 'Green & Ward Fec r Ludgate Hill London' 18 in. (45.6 cm.) high 114 oz. (3,550 gr.) The inscription reads: 'An Honorable Testimony of Respect and Esteem presented by the Trustees & Directors of the Phoenix Fire Office to George Griffin Stonestreet Esq r in Consideration not only of his great Merit and Abilities but likewise of his constant judicious & successful application of them to the Interest of The company Unanimously Voted 17 Jan Y 1796'
A FINE GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
MARK OF ROBERT SHARP LONDON, 1796
A FINE GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER MARK OF ROBERT SHARP LONDON, 1796 Of vase shape, the lower body chased with acanthus, with a medallion on each side above, one engraved with a coat-of-arms, the other with a inscription, supported on a leaf decorated spreading foot and with a laurel branch at each rim, with two intertwined snake handles terminating in a gryphon motif, the detachable cover with an engraved crest and a phoenix crest finial, contained in a fitted leather covered wood case, marked on foot and cover bezel, the finial apparently unmarked, the lid further engraved 'Green & Ward Fec r Ludgate Hill London' 18 in. (45.6 cm.) high 114 oz. (3,550 gr.) The inscription reads: 'An Honorable Testimony of Respect and Esteem presented by the Trustees & Directors of the Phoenix Fire Office to George Griffin Stonestreet Esq r in Consideration not only of his great Merit and Abilities but likewise of his constant judicious & successful application of them to the Interest of The company Unanimously Voted 17 Jan Y 1796'
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