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Fine large George III sterling silver twin handled, cup,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
2-Jul-2017
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Description:
Fine large George III sterling silver twin handled, cup, hallmarked, London, 1767, Whipman & Wright, with finial, above domed cover, set with a gadrooned border and baluster body engraved with coat of arms of Leigh. Or Lee with Hutchison in pretence, the motto 'Legum Servi Liber' means 'The Law Protects Freedom', the inscription indicates that the cup was a gift from Mr Robert Pardoe of Lincoln's Inn. Lincoln's Inn was one of four inns of court which retain exclusive right to confer the rank of barrister in England and Wales. The four honourable Societies are the Inner temple, the middle temple, Lincoln's Inn and Gray's Inn. Lincoln's Inn is situated in London. The Inns have a duty to train in the law and to discipline their members who have an obligation to dine in their inn three times in each twelve legal terms (a process known as 'Keeping Terms'). Lincoln's Inn Is Featured in Dickens 'Bleak House', the whole flanked by a pair of acanthus s-scroll handles and gadrooned foot, total weight 1794gms, height 35 cm
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Unclassified