The Wellby Collection

Egg cup

Paul Storr (1771 - 1844)

silver-gilt

1814 - 1815

7.4 cm height

Inscription/Mark: London sterling hallmarks for 1814-15 (struck on the bottom part of the cup)
Maker's mark: 'PS' for Paul Storr (struck on the bottom part of the cup)

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Place of Creation: London

WA2013.1.354

Egg cup, silver-gilt. The egg cup is set with three cast panels of flowers, birds, monkeys and butterflies. The stem is formed as a reclining young man, with his arm around the tree trunk, on rough ground.

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Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.