A George II silver cup and cover William Grundy, London 1747

A George II silver cup and cover William Grundy, London 1747 Cylindrical with baluster form cover chased with fruiting vines and entwined vine finial, the rim with ribbon and flower head motifs, the sides with caryatid scroll handles capped respectively with a male and female faun, with fur bodies and hoof feet, trailing vines below, finely cast and chased detailed with 'lion pelt' among vines, rococo scroll cartouches above an applied girdle, the lower body with a band of scrolls and foliate festoons, the pedestal with twist-flutes on a spreading circular foot with further fruiting vine band, the cartouches with later engraved crests, height 40.5cm , weight 115oz . Footnotes: The arms and crest are assumed and unrecorded and are used by the HUGHES family of East Bergholt, Suffolk. They are recorded in the index: Armorial Families (1895) 'as used but for which no authority has been established in the College of Arms'. The family could have been using the arms and crest from any date but 1895 was the first recorded use. In 1773 the family were created Baronets and in 1895, when the first record appears, the holder was Sir Alfred HUGHES (1825-1898) 9th Baronet who married Maria SMITH daughter of Col. John SMITH of Ellingham Hall, Norfolk. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com