Lot 510 , A good pair of George II embossed silver gilt two handled pedestal cups and covers, by Benjamin Gignac

A good pair of George II embossed silver gilt two handled pedestal cups and covers, by Benjamin Gignac, engraved with tarms of Sherlock impaling Fontayne, for Thomas Sherlock (1678-1761), Bishop of London, Master of the Temple and for his wife Judith, daughter of Thomas Fontayne of the Meltoopn on the Hill, Yorkshire and decorated with acanthus leaf and foliate motifs, the covers with a fruiting pineapple finial, London, 1746/7/8, height 22.3cm, 57oz.

This pair of cups were presented to Sherlock in 1748 when he was elevated to the Bishopric of London. Provenance: Thomas Sherlock, Bishop of London (1678-1761) and his wife Judith Fontayne and subsequently Sotheby's Benacre Hall, Suffolk auction, May, 2000, lot no. 909.
£6,000-8,000

Condition:
Some minor loss to the gilding on the raised area of the decoration in places, otherwise in good condition. Hallmarks clear.

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