Photo: courtesy of Sotheby's
Standing cup & cover
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 2005
- Dimensions
- Height: 44.5 cm
- Vendor
- Private vendor
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.
Provenance
Sir Ernest Cassel; then by descent.