Seventeenth Century Silver
 
An exceedingly rare and very fine, early Charles II silver wine cup, with slightly tapering bowl atop a cast baluster stem with spreading foot, fully hallmarked on the body below the rim and correctly marked with a lion passant to the underside of the foot.
 
Maker: TR with crescent above (Identified. See Jackson’s p.126).
London, 1663.
 
Dimensions: 
Height: 15.6cm.
Diameter of bowl: 8.7cm.
Weight: 243.6 grams.
 
Condition: Excellent antique condition. Free from repair. The body with some small knocks and markings commensurate with age and use. The silver has a lovely deep colour and patina. Some wear to the hallmarks, but they remain clearly readable and identifiable.
 
Note: A comparable example is housed in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Item reference: 57046.M.44-1925.
 
Literature: Jackson, C.J. (1911). An Illustrated History of English Plate. Volume I, pp.219, fig.232 and Oman, C. (1970). Caroline Silver, 1625-1688. Plate 6c.