Live Auction 7613Harewood: The Attic sale
A PAIR OF GEORGE III IRISH SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUPS
Lot 1008

A PAIR OF GEORGE III IRISH SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUPS

MARK OF THOMAS LAW, DUBLIN, 1770

Closed9 December 2012

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GBP 4,750

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III IRISH SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUPS
MARK OF THOMAS LAW, DUBLIN, 1770
Each engraved to one side with rococo coat-of-arms of de Burgh and motto scroll, the other side with crest, each marked just below the rim
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
29 oz. (899 gr.) (2)

Almost certainly John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde (1720-1782), and by descent to Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (1832-1916), by whom bequeathed to his great-nephew,
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), and by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire.

Specialist note

John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde (1720-1782), was an Irish peer. He succeeded his father Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde as an infant. He changed his name to de Burgh by deed poll in 1752.