“MONTEITH” PUNCH BOWL. LONDON, 1704.
Higher Standard Marks and Maker, Andrew Fogelberg.
(By courtesy of Messrs. Elkington & Co.)
SALE PRICES
Prices are always problematical. Specimens vary according to state, and other factors determining the price per ounce at which they are sold. Some of the following prices obtained at auction may be of interest to readers:—
STANDING CUPS.
These are among the most sumptuous pieces of English silver. Prices always range high.
| £ | ||
| Tudor cup, | 6 oz. 15 dwt. (1525) | 880 |
| ” | on foot, 14 oz. 3 dwts. (1521) | 4,130 |
| ” | and cover (James I) (1640), 66 oz. | 4,000 |
| Standing cup, | Charles I, 470s. per oz. | 82 |
| ” | Charles II, 1 oz. 13 dwts., 520s. per oz. | 42 |
| Loving-cup, | Charles II (1678), 170s. per oz. | 69 |
| ” | William and Mary (1688), 165s. per oz. | 88 |
| ” | Queen Anne (1703), 120s. per oz. | 140 |