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AN EDWARD VII GOLD PORRINGER
Lot 461

AN EDWARD VII GOLD PORRINGER

MARK OF SEBASTIAN GARRARD, LONDON, 1904, 18CT

Closed24 May 2018

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AN EDWARD VII GOLD PORRINGER
MARK OF SEBASTIAN GARRARD, LONDON, 1904, 18CT
Tapering and on spreading stepped foot, the lower body chased with acanthus, with a husk band near the border, with foliage scroll handles, engraved underneath with an inscription, marked near handle, the foot further stamped 'R&S Garrard & Co., Haymarket London', in a fitted oak case and with an ebonised wood plinth
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) high
87 oz. 1 dwt. (2,707 gr.)

A golden wedding anniversary gift to Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Bt. of Ardmore (1831-1915), son of George Noble, and his wife Margery, daughter of Archibald Campbell who he married on 15 November 1854, presented by their four sons, two daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law and eleven grandchildren at Chillingham Castle and then by descent.

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The inscription reads 'Parentibus Carissimis Andreae Noble Parti optimo et Margaretae matri delectissimae Jam post annos conjugii quinquaginta diem matrimonii felicem et vere aureum agentibus hanc crateram in commune pietatis testimonium dederunt Filii filiae Gener nurus nepotes Majorum virtutes Optima Sibi auspicia confitentes Die November.XV.MCMIV' which translates as 'To their dearest parents Andrew Noble, best of fathers, and Margery, most beloved mother, celebrating this happy and truly golden day after fifty years of marriage, their sons, daughters, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and grandchildren have given this cup as a witness of their shared love, acknowledging the virtues of their elders as their own best guide. 15 November 1904'.