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An early Victorian silver gilt standing cup and cover, given by Queen Victo
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An early Victorian silver gilt standing cup and cover, given by Queen Victo
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An early Victorian silver gilt standing cup and cover, given by Queen Victoria to her goddaughter, mm John Mortimer & John Samuel Hunt (1839-1942), nr 759, London assay mark dated 1841. The cup of cylindrical form, decorated with robed figures with lobes enclosed by finely beaded matted surrounds, each side panel is decorated in relief and interspersed with palmette. The lower section of the bowl is decorated with plain bosses enclosed with finely beaded surrounds and interspersed with winged putti mask. The pedestal foot is decorated with leaf scroll, winged putti mask, lobes with matted surrounds and the base engraved with leaf scroll. The cover similarly decorated as the base and surmounted by a finial of John the Baptist clutching a cross stamped Max Safron to the rim. The cup engraved with Queen Victoria's crown cypher and inscribed "To Victoria Alexandrina Leopoldine Van de Weyer from Her Godmother VR, August 1842".
Given by Queen Victoria to her goddaughter Victoria Alexandrina Van de Weyer on the occasion of her christening in 1842. Victoria was the daughter of the Ambassador for Belgium Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer and his American wife Elizabeth Anne Sturgis (neé Bates), only daughter of Joshua Bates of Barings Bank. Victoria was married to Henry Robert Brand eldest son of 1st Viscount Hampden of Glynde, she sadly died in tragic circumstances at the tender age of 22. Weight 1600 gms, approx. 42 h x 18 d cms.
(i) Paul Storr and John Mortimer were in partnership which ended in 1838, at which point Paul Storr retired and the firm continued under the reins of John Mortimer and John Samuel Hunt's son, John who had come in as junior partner - the firm then styled as Mortimer & Hunt. They entered their mark IM over ISH crowned, in 1839, the year of Paul's retirement, John Mortimer retired in 1842. This standing cup and cover was made in the 2 years that Mortimer & Hunt were in collaboration.
Literature:
(i)Penzer, NM., Paul Storr (1771-1844) Silversmith and Goldsmith (1954) pg 244 (similar standing cup and cover illustrated) and pg 64 Chapter 3 Storr's Business Career.
Provenance: Property of a gentleman.
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Given by Queen Victoria to her goddaughter Victoria Alexandrina Van de Weyer on the occasion of her christening in 1842. Victoria was the daughter of the Ambassador for Belgium Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer and his American wife Elizabeth Anne Sturgis (neé Bates), only daughter of Joshua Bates of Barings Bank. Victoria was married to Henry Robert Brand eldest son of 1st Viscount Hampden of Glynde, she sadly died in tragic circumstances at the tender age of 22. Weight 1600 gms, approx. 42 h x 18 d cms.
(i) Paul Storr and John Mortimer were in partnership which ended in 1838, at which point Paul Storr retired and the firm continued under the reins of John Mortimer and John Samuel Hunt's son, John who had come in as junior partner - the firm then styled as Mortimer & Hunt. They entered their mark IM over ISH crowned, in 1839, the year of Paul's retirement, John Mortimer retired in 1842. This standing cup and cover was made in the 2 years that Mortimer & Hunt were in collaboration.
Literature:
(i)Penzer, NM., Paul Storr (1771-1844) Silversmith and Goldsmith (1954) pg 244 (similar standing cup and cover illustrated) and pg 64 Chapter 3 Storr's Business Career.
Provenance: Property of a gentleman.
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