ONLINE AUCTION FURNITURE POTTERY COLLECTIBLES AND SOME SUPRISES
Lot 298:
A George II Sterling Silver Two-Handled Loving Cup, John Edwards II, London, 1755
Description
This George II sterling silver two-handled cup, also known as a loving cup or porringer, is of classic mid-18th-century form. The vessel features a bell-shaped body divided by a central moulded girdle and is flanked by two S-scroll handles with scrolled thumbpieces. The cup sits upon a stepped, circular spreading foot. The body is struck with a clear set of hallmarks including a lowercase letter u in a shield with a pointed base for 1755, a lion passant in a clipped rectangular shield for sterling silver, a crowned leopard’s head for the London assay office, and the maker’s mark I.E attributed to John Edwards II. The item is consistent with the provided details of 354 grams silver.
Weight: 354g.
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