Photo: courtesy of Sotheby's
Standing cup & cover
Artist: Artist not known
Location: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 1641
Materials: silver gilt
Dimensions: height: 44.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,800 (Total: £23,629; tax remission)
Vendor: Anonymous (through Sotheby's)
Review number: 5525 (2005)
Provenance:
Sir Ernest Cassel; then by descent.
Description:
This Charles I cup has a sponsor's mark with the initials RM above a cherub's head. The cover has a cast steeple finial and caryatid supports. The stem incorporates a double handled vase. The bowl, flaring foot and cover are decorated with flat chasing.
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