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Cup & Salver

Unknown artist, 1715

Two-handled covered cup and a salver on detachable foot, both silver-gilt, made in London by Thomas Farren, 1715, and engraved with the full arms of the South Sea Company chartered in 1711. Total weight 141 oz.

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Title of artwork, date

Cup & Salver, 1715

Date supported

1983

Medium and material

Silver-gilt

Dimensions

Cup: 28 cm, Salver: 35.5 cm diameter

Grant

5000

Total cost

55000

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