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A George IV silver cup & cover, and salver by Paul Storr,…
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Sydney
Date:
31-Aug-2015
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A George IV silver cup & cover, and salver by Paul Storr, London 1821, the cup cover with acanthus flower finial, the body with applied fruiting vine and with a repousse embossed collar of acorn and leaf above a fluted band; obverse applied figure of a rearing horse, reverse with a presentation inscription 'At a Vestry held ….Greenwich …24th day of April 1821……to Mr Hargrave'; the salver engraved with the crest of a rearing horse. Cup height 41 cm. Total weight approx 3920g. Salver diameter 36 cm. Weight approx 1710g. In a steel-bound oak box, with various documents including 'The life of John W. De la Flechere' by Rev J. Benson, and 'Report of the Committee on the Burden sustained by the Parish of Greenwich in relieving poor persons connected with Greenwich Hospital'.
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Silver: Mugs, Cups & Goblets