Pair of Georgian Lignum Vitae Loving Cups mounted with silver rims
ENGLAND, CIRCA 1760
35.25 x 14 x 14 cm
14 x 5 ½ x 5 ½ in
14 x 5 ½ x 5 ½ in
7119
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Each with a tapering bowl mounted with a scalloped silver rim, on a turned baluster stem and a moulded foot. 'Loving cup' is the name given to large standing cups...
Each with a tapering bowl mounted with a scalloped silver rim, on a turned baluster stem and a moulded foot.
'Loving cup' is the name given to large standing cups used for drinking the health of others at gatherings. According to Pinto, such cups are typically between 7 and 11 inches high, making this pair unusually large examples. (Edward H. Pinto, ‘Treen and Other Wooden Bygones’ (Bell & Hyman Ltd., London, 1979, p. 39).
A cup of similar size and date is illustrated in Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, (1992), pl. 18 and was included in the sale of Jonathan Levi's collection 'Treen for the Table' at Christie's South Kensington, 8 November 2006, lot 176. Another comparable cup, formerly in the Tony Robinson Collection of Treen Drinking Vessels sold at Christie's South Kensington, 22 November 2016, lot 291.
'Loving cup' is the name given to large standing cups used for drinking the health of others at gatherings. According to Pinto, such cups are typically between 7 and 11 inches high, making this pair unusually large examples. (Edward H. Pinto, ‘Treen and Other Wooden Bygones’ (Bell & Hyman Ltd., London, 1979, p. 39).
A cup of similar size and date is illustrated in Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, (1992), pl. 18 and was included in the sale of Jonathan Levi's collection 'Treen for the Table' at Christie's South Kensington, 8 November 2006, lot 176. Another comparable cup, formerly in the Tony Robinson Collection of Treen Drinking Vessels sold at Christie's South Kensington, 22 November 2016, lot 291.