Two-handled cup with cover

Thomas Farren  (British, active 1703–43)

Date:
1732
Culture:
British, London
Medium:
Silver gilt
Dimensions:
Overall (confirmed): H. 11 13/16 x W. 7 x D. 11 1/4 in., 87 oz. 2 dwt. (30 x 17.8 x 28.6 cm, 2.7085kg)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Accession Number:
68.141.127a, b
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: engraved weight 865 scratched n°160, 181-86 engraved around foot: Bought with the Legacy of Robert Earl of Leitrim * engraved on cup: a coat of arms

    Marking: [1] TF in a shaped shield with a mullet above and bellow (Grimwade 2749) [2] lion passant [3] date letter R [4] Leopard's head crowned location of marks: [1]-[4] on underside, repeated on bezel of cover [4]-[1]

  • Provenance

    The Russian Imperial Family (until 1917) ; Thomas, Viscount Sydney ; Arthur E. Bradshaw , Oxford

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