Thomas Heming
A George III Antique English Silver-Gilt Cup & Cover after a Design by William Kent, 1761
Height: 13 in. (33.02 cm.)
Weight: 73 oz.
London
H0449
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The finial cast as the Royal Crown, engraved on one side with the royal crest, arms, supporters, motto and crown as born by George III, on the other with a...
The finial cast as the Royal Crown, engraved on one side with the royal crest, arms, supporters, motto and crown as born by George III, on the other with a crest and coat of arms within mantling, the inside of the cover engraved with an inscription.
The inscription reads: “This Cup was Given by George the 3rd to George Ferdinand FitzRoy Born August ye 7 1761. His Majesty Standing Godfather Sept 16”.
The arms are those of quarterly France and England quartering Scotland and Ireland, debruised by a baton in bend sinister, argent and azure, for FitzRoy, Barons Southampton.
George Ferdinand FitzRoy (1761-1810) was the son of Lt. General Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (1737-1797) by Anne, daughter of Vice Admiral Sir Peter Warren (1703-1752). George was married twice, first in 1784 to Laura, daughter of the Rt. Rev. Hon Frederick Keppel, and second in 1802 to Frances Isabella, daughter of Lord Robert Seymour. George became at Lt. General and succeeded to the title as 2nd Baron Southampton in 1797.
George’s birth is recorded in the London Evening Post, 6-8 August 1761 p. 3b: “Yesterday the Lady of Col Fitzroy, Brother to the Duke of Grafton, was safely delivered of a Son at his House in Stanhope-Street, May-Fair”. It was also recorded in the Public Ledger or The Daily Register of Commerce and Intelligence, 8 August, 1761, p. 2a: “Yesterday morning the Lady of the Hon. Col. Fitzroy, Groom of the Bedchamber to the King, was brought to bed of a son”.
This cup and cover is recorded in the Jewel House Deliver Book, 1732-1796, as follows: “Decr 17th [1761] Delivered to Charles Fitzroy Esqr. as a Gift from his Majesty at the Christening of his Child, impris one gilt Cup and Cover wt 73[oz] 3 [dwt], Itm two small gilt Waiters wt 26[oz] 17 [dwt].
The design of this cup is based on a design by William Kent. For John Vardy’s engraving of the design (‘A gold cup for Colonel Pelham”) see Elaine Barr, George Wickes 1698-1761 Royal Goldsmith, p. 94.
The inscription reads: “This Cup was Given by George the 3rd to George Ferdinand FitzRoy Born August ye 7 1761. His Majesty Standing Godfather Sept 16”.
The arms are those of quarterly France and England quartering Scotland and Ireland, debruised by a baton in bend sinister, argent and azure, for FitzRoy, Barons Southampton.
George Ferdinand FitzRoy (1761-1810) was the son of Lt. General Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (1737-1797) by Anne, daughter of Vice Admiral Sir Peter Warren (1703-1752). George was married twice, first in 1784 to Laura, daughter of the Rt. Rev. Hon Frederick Keppel, and second in 1802 to Frances Isabella, daughter of Lord Robert Seymour. George became at Lt. General and succeeded to the title as 2nd Baron Southampton in 1797.
George’s birth is recorded in the London Evening Post, 6-8 August 1761 p. 3b: “Yesterday the Lady of Col Fitzroy, Brother to the Duke of Grafton, was safely delivered of a Son at his House in Stanhope-Street, May-Fair”. It was also recorded in the Public Ledger or The Daily Register of Commerce and Intelligence, 8 August, 1761, p. 2a: “Yesterday morning the Lady of the Hon. Col. Fitzroy, Groom of the Bedchamber to the King, was brought to bed of a son”.
This cup and cover is recorded in the Jewel House Deliver Book, 1732-1796, as follows: “Decr 17th [1761] Delivered to Charles Fitzroy Esqr. as a Gift from his Majesty at the Christening of his Child, impris one gilt Cup and Cover wt 73[oz] 3 [dwt], Itm two small gilt Waiters wt 26[oz] 17 [dwt].
The design of this cup is based on a design by William Kent. For John Vardy’s engraving of the design (‘A gold cup for Colonel Pelham”) see Elaine Barr, George Wickes 1698-1761 Royal Goldsmith, p. 94.