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One of a Pair of James II Cups and Stands
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The stand has a low spreading foot, the undersides applied with trefoil cut-cardwork. It has gadrooned borders and the top surface is engraved with a band of foliate scrolls issuing from the mouths of grotesque male masks, inhabited with birds. The shallow cup has a lobed spreading foot. The lower part of the body is applied with trefoil cut-cardwork, the upper part is finely engraved with foliate scrolls. There are two cast beaded scroll handles with grotesque bird and hound masks.
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Francis Hall (1856-1915) of Park Hall Mansfield Woodhouse Nottinghamshire by descent to Francis Hall. [Christie's London July 20 1915 lot 99 (bt. Gooden & Fox)]. [Anonymous sale (P.D. Griffiths) Christie's London November 19 1919 lot 89 (bt. Schwerze)]. Sir John Noble 1st Bt. (1865-1938) by descent; to his son Sir Andrew Noble 2nd Bt. [Christie's London November 24 1943 lot 58]. [James Oakes Ltd. London]. Richard George Meech [Q.C. sale The Meech Collection Sotheby's New York October 22 1993 lot 49]. The Whiteley Trust [sale Silver from the Collection of the Whiteley Trust Christie's London June 13 2000 lot 13] sold; to Harvard Art Museums 2000.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Paul Clarke Stauffer Fund
Title: One of a Pair of James II Cups and Stands
Description:
The stand has a low spreading foot, the undersides applied with trefoil cut-cardwork.
It has gadrooned borders and the top surface is engraved with a band of foliate scrolls issuing from the mouths of grotesque male masks, inhabited with birds.
The shallow cup has a lobed spreading foot.
The lower part of the body is applied with trefoil cut-cardwork, the upper part is finely engraved with foliate scrolls.
There are two cast beaded scroll handles with grotesque bird and hound masks.
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