Anthony Bennett
A James I Antique English Silver Wine Cup, 1605
Height: 7"
Weight: 6 oz. 2 dwt.
Weight: 6 oz. 2 dwt.
London
H0646
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Silver wine cups for personal use first appear in England near the end of the 16th century. This simple bowl and slender baluster stem of this cup are typical of...
Silver wine cups for personal use first appear in England near the end of the 16th century. This simple bowl and slender baluster stem of this cup are typical of wine cups of the early 17th century.
The silversmith, Anthony Bennett, was something of a specialist in wine cups and steeple cups.
Provenance:
Sotheby's, London, 1970, lot 21 (dated incorrectly 1610), property of Mrs. Fay Plohn
Literature:
David M Mitchell, 'Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London' (for discussion of the mark)
Peter Waldron, 'The Antique Price Guide to Antique Silver, 2nd Edition', Antique Collectors Club, 1982, p. 181 (illustrated)