Mercers' Company: A monumental silver gilt cup presented to Admiral Viscount Jellicoe
£6,500.00
YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1918
ORIGIN: London, England
MAKER: Garrard & Co. Ltd
WEIGHT: 43.13 troy ounces (47.32 ounces or 1,341.40 grams)
STOCK CODE: MDWOA
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Item Description
a monumental silver gilt cup in 17th century style with baluster stem on circular foot, frosted bowl with cartouche engraved with the crest and motto HONOR GOD of the Mercers' City Livery Company, foot with presentation inscription: "Presented by the Mercers' Company to Admiral Viscount Jellicoe C.B. O.M. upon his admission to the Freedom. Feb. 1919."
Height: 318mm / 12 1/2 inches
Diamater of bowl: 157mm / 6 1/8 inches
History
Presented to Admiral John Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935), Admiral of the Fleet in the First World War and commander of the Grand Fleet at the battle of Jutland (1916).
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Heraldic Silver Ltd
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