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A massive German silver-gilt cup and cover, maker's mark B and anchor, circa 1873
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- 102cm, 40in high including base
of sixteenth century German-style columbine cup form, the silver-gilt applied wood stand incorporating a classical plaque, inscribed: Joanni Duke Baroni Coleridge communium placitorum justiciario Summo Pater Filio Judex Judici Maximi et mutui amoris monumentum D.D Joannes Taylor Coleridge EQVES Avratus E. Secretis Reginae Conciliarus mense Decembris A.S. MDCCCLXXIII
Condition
Lacking section of applied foliage around the middle, with prestige marks, generally good condition, mounts at wood base gilt metal.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
John Duke Coleridge became Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and a Privy Councillor in December 1873.
The identity of the maker who uses the well-known mark of the B and anchor appears to be unplublished. It is therefore interesting to find a similar cup and cover cup by the Hanau manufacturers Nereseheimer, exhibited recently in Germany (Macht und Pracht: Europas Glanz im 19. Jahrhundert [exhib. cat.], Europäisches Zentrum für Kunst und Industriekultur, Saarland, 2006, p. 239.)