Sterling Silver Champagne Cup - Antique Victorian

Description

This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver tyg* style champagne cup has an inverted baluster shaped form onto three paw feet.

The lower portion of this antique champagne cup is embellished with impressive fluted decoration in a swirl design emanating from the underside.

The upper bulbous portion is embellished with angular pales incorporating a chased scrolling leaf bordered, large vacant cartouche.

This Victorian cup is fitted with three impressive scrolling arms, embellished with fluted decoration to the upper socket.

The cup is supported by three exceptional and impressive feet, each modelled in the form of a lion's paw and embellished with chased decoration replicating the details of the fur and claws.

This impressive cup retains the original gilding.

This exceptional example of antique silverware is fitted to the original incurved, shaped painted wood plinth; if required this plinth could be fitted with bespoke sterling silver presentation plaques suitable for a personal engraved inscription.

By virtue of its size, this versatile cup could be used as a champagne/bottle cooler or a fine presentation cup.

This exceptional cup was crafted by the London silversmiths William Henry Jackson & Walter Chase of Jackson & Chase.

* A tyg is a large English mug/drinking vessel with three or more handles. The mug was made to be shared, and handed round between several drinkers.