A George II silver loving cup
A George II silver loving cup
Tapering vessel with scroll handles on an inswept base. Engraved with the Hopkins coat-of-arms and the device "SUAVITATE AUT VI". H 16.3 cm, weight 681 g.
Marks of William Townsend, circa 1740.
Provenance
Private collection, Rhineland.
Literature
Zum Wappen Cf. Martin & Allardyce, Hopkins, The name and the coat of arms, Frankford 1911.
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A George II silver loving cup
Tapering vessel with scroll handles on an inswept base. Engraved with the Hopkins coat-of-arms and the device "SUAVITATE AUT VI". H 16.3 cm, weight 681 g.
Marks of William Townsend, circa 1740.
Provenance
Private collection, Rhineland.
Literature
Zum Wappen Cf. Martin & Allardyce, Hopkins, The name and the coat of arms, Frankford 1911.