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John Winterton
A Charles II Antique English Silver Porringer and Stand, 1661Diameter of Tazza: 15 3/4"
Weight: 75 oz. 12 dwt.LondonH0483$ 65,000.00Engraved under base: “The Gift of Philip, Earl of Chesterfield, to Bowyer Adderley Esq, his Godson” The arms and crests - which postdate the cup by some 45 years -...Engraved under base: “The Gift of Philip, Earl of Chesterfield, to Bowyer Adderley Esq, his Godson”
The arms and crests - which postdate the cup by some 45 years - are for Bowyer Adderley (1705-1774) of Hams Hall, Warwickshire. An unusual instance of a decidedly out-of-fashion object being given as a Christening present: one may imagine the Earl of Chesterfield, by this date a rich, aging roué, rummaging around in the cupboards looking for something, anything, to pass along to yet another bl--dy Godchild.
Provenance:
Given to Bowyer Adderley (1705-1747) of Hams Hall, by his Godfather Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield (1634-1714)
By descent to his great grandson, Charles Adderley, 1st Baron Norton (1846-1905)
Decent to his son 2nd Baron Norton (1846-1926)
Christies London 8th June 1909 lot 57 Property of a Nobleman (Lord Norton), sold to Garrard (£1,015)
Christies New York 10th April 2018, lot 224; Property of a distinguished New England Collector.
