A GEORGE V SILVER CUP AND COVER IN THE GEORGE II STYLE
Lot 41

A GEORGE V SILVER CUP AND COVER IN THE GEORGE II STYLE

MARK OF ELKINGTON AND CO., LONDON, 1912

Closed30 March 2011

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A GEORGE V SILVER CUP AND COVER IN THE GEORGE II STYLE
MARK OF ELKINGTON AND CO., LONDON, 1912
The sides and cover flat-chased and engraved with spiral bands incorporating diaper-work, rocaille and rococo flowers, the side handles modelled as foliate scrolls terminating in savage beasts, made to match the preceding lot and engraved to the base 'Presented to Walter Basil Graham Montgomery on his marriage by the town council of Kinross and the inhabitants of the district.'
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high
55 oz. (1,710 gr.)

Walter Basil Graham Montgomery OBE (1881-1928) and by descent at Kinross.

Specialist note

Walter Basil Graham Montgomery OBE married Fanny Zarifi in 1912, however the marriage was not to last and the couple divorced in 1914.