Silver Cup
Robert Cooper (fl.1670 - 1717)
Category
Silver
Date
1709
Materials
silver
Measurements
16 cm (Height); 852 g (Weight)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Coughton Court, Warwickshire
NT 2900042
Summary
Silver cup with mark of Robert Cooper (fl.1694-1714), London, 1709, on a spreading circular foot, the bell-shaped body with scroll handles, later engraved with the coat of arms of Throckmorton quartering Yate, almost certainly for Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, 9th Bt. (1838-1919) of Coughton Court, marked beneath rim, the base with scratchweight '28=0'.
Provenance
Sold by the Trustees of Sir Nicholas William Throckmorton at auction at Christe's, London, 25 July 1934, lot 88 (41 [guineas?] to Comyns); purchased by the National Trust at auction at Christie's, King Street, London, 27 November 2012, lot 762, for £2,750 including buyer's premium.
Makers and roles
Robert Cooper (fl.1670 - 1717), goldsmith