HI ALL
I need help to id this silver cup.
Are these just regular handles or have a particular usage? the handles are partly hallmarked with the lion & year mark.
The hallmark appears to be a stylised h & some other letters. the other marks are Birmingham & c for 1902. can anyone identify the maker? the hallmarks are upside down in relation to the cup.
3 Inches tall.
THANKS
Antique silver cup need help to id.
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Re: Antique silver cup need help to id.
The maker is William Hutton & Sons Ltd of Birmingham.
I would suggest that the handles are designed to fold against the sides of the cup so that it will fit into a travelling container - unless someone else has another idea?
Phil
I would suggest that the handles are designed to fold against the sides of the cup so that it will fit into a travelling container - unless someone else has another idea?
Phil
Re: Antique silver cup need help to id.
Thanks i have compared it with the mark on your site & it is indeed William Hutton & Son.
That is a possible explanation , but why would it need handles in the first place? i mean most silver cups don't come with handles.
That is a possible explanation , but why would it need handles in the first place? i mean most silver cups don't come with handles.
Re: Antique silver cup need help to id.
Hi,
Agree with silvermakersmarks. Handles would be better if the drinks were hot, and better for keeping the contents cold than a hand wrapped around it.
Trev.
Agree with silvermakersmarks. Handles would be better if the drinks were hot, and better for keeping the contents cold than a hand wrapped around it.
Trev.
Re: Antique silver cup need help to id.
Possibly a Stirrup Cup, which was normally filled with some form alcohlic beverage & offered to a person mounted on horseback who was about to depart for the hunt.
Regaards
John
Regaards
John