Cylindrical, the silver-gilt body with detachable openwork silver sleeve pierced and chased with birds amongst flowers and foliage, with scroll handles and detachable base, on three ball feet, the low domed silver-gilt cover similarly applied with detachable silver openwork panel chased and engraved with birds and flowers, with bud finial, later engraved on underside and underside of cover with a crest beneath a baron's coronet, apparently unmarked
7³⁄₈ in. (18.7 cm.) long, over handles
28 oz. 16 dwt. (896 gr.)
The crest is that of Upton as born by the Barons Templetown and later by the Viscounts Templetown. The title was created for Clotworthy Upton (1721-1785) in 1776. His son John Henry Upton (1771-1846), 2^ndBaron Templetown was created a Viscount in 1806.

With S.J. Shrubsole, New York, by 23 November 1983.
Christmas gift from Perry Bass, 1983.

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This rare form of cup and cover with finely pierced and chased cagework is German in origin. Examples by English silversmiths and German silversmiths working in London survive. Most numerous is the work of Jacob Bodendick, a native of Lüneburg who was made free of the Goldsmiths' Company in 1673. He made a number of very closely related examples which include one of 1668 sold Christie's, London, 21 June 2002, lot 121 and another with maker's mark only, sold Christie's, London, 25 November 2008, lot 276. The Hahn Collection, which was sold at Christie's, New York on 23 October 2000 included a unmarked example, lot 289, and another by Jenkins, hallmarked for 1685, is in the collection of the British Museum.