Cup
1824-25 (hallmarked)
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Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Raised, cast and chased silver, gilding, citrines. |
| Brief description | Seal cup with medallions. Silver and gems. Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, 1824. |
| Physical description | A George IV silver and gem-set seal cup; with a tapering square body on a shaped square base, the sides set with medallions enclosing on one side a medal of George IV signed Benedetto Pistrucci above armorials, on the other side a medal of William of Nassau, King of Belgium and Luxembourg signed by Auguste-Francois Michaut. The other two sides set with armorials of George IV. Marked near rim, the base stamped with retailer's mark FISHER, BRAITHWAITE, & JONES, FECt, LONDON. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Sometime between the Sotheby's sale in 1966, and the Christie's sale in 1998, the cup was separated from its original cover. Provenance: Richard le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl Clancarty, then by descent, 1824. Sotheby's, lot 80, 18/12/1966. Kaye, 1966. Christie's New York, lot 163 (through S. J. Phillips), 21/04/1998. |
| Production | Incorporating medallions by Benedetto Pistrucci and Auguste-Francois Michaut. |
| Summary | Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996. |
| Bibliographic reference | Barnard Sales / Accounts ledger for March 1824 - November 1826; V&A archives; AAD/5/259-1988, folio 184. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.838-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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