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Auction archive: Lot number 145

THE THOMAS MOORE CALABASH CUP: A WILLIAM IV SILVER-MOUNTED C...

Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,307 - US$1,633
Price realised:
£4,000
ca. US$6,535
Auction archive: Lot number 145

THE THOMAS MOORE CALABASH CUP: A WILLIAM IV SILVER-MOUNTED C...

Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,307 - US$1,633
Price realised:
£4,000
ca. US$6,535
Beschreibung:

THE THOMAS MOORE CALABASH CUP: A WILLIAM IV SILVER-MOUNTED CALABASH (BOTTLE GOURD) CUP OF BERMUDAN/IRISH INTEREST
MARK OF CHARLES RAWLINGS AND WILLIAM SUMMERS, LONDON, 1834
THE THOMAS MOORE CALABASH CUP: A WILLIAM IV SILVER-MOUNTED CALABASH (BOTTLE GOURD) CUP OF BERMUDAN/IRISH INTEREST MARK OF CHARLES RAWLINGS AND WILLIAM SUMMERS, LONDON, 1834 Engraved around the rim Drink of this cup, you'll find there's a spell in its every drop 'gainst the ills of Mortality and on the circular pedestal foot with presentation inscription To Thomas Moore Esqr. This cup formed from a Calabash which grew on the tree that bears his name, near Walsingham in Bermuda is gratefully inscribed by one of the most ardent admirers of his patriotism as a man and his genius as a poet MDCCCXXXIV Dudley Costello 7 1/8 in. (20 cm.) high

Auction archive: Lot number 145
Auction:
Datum:
22 Sep 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
22 September 2009, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

THE THOMAS MOORE CALABASH CUP: A WILLIAM IV SILVER-MOUNTED CALABASH (BOTTLE GOURD) CUP OF BERMUDAN/IRISH INTEREST
MARK OF CHARLES RAWLINGS AND WILLIAM SUMMERS, LONDON, 1834
THE THOMAS MOORE CALABASH CUP: A WILLIAM IV SILVER-MOUNTED CALABASH (BOTTLE GOURD) CUP OF BERMUDAN/IRISH INTEREST MARK OF CHARLES RAWLINGS AND WILLIAM SUMMERS, LONDON, 1834 Engraved around the rim Drink of this cup, you'll find there's a spell in its every drop 'gainst the ills of Mortality and on the circular pedestal foot with presentation inscription To Thomas Moore Esqr. This cup formed from a Calabash which grew on the tree that bears his name, near Walsingham in Bermuda is gratefully inscribed by one of the most ardent admirers of his patriotism as a man and his genius as a poet MDCCCXXXIV Dudley Costello 7 1/8 in. (20 cm.) high

Auction archive: Lot number 145
Auction:
Datum:
22 Sep 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
22 September 2009, London, South Kensington
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