19th Century Silver-Plate Christening or Child's Cup

Silver : Antique : Holloware

 

This is a very special and highly stylized ornamental child's cup or Christening cup from the late 1800's. This mug in exceptionally fine condition is from the Toronto Silver -Plate Company. It has been decoratively pierced....a decorative process that was relatively uncommon because each hole had to be laboriously cut by hand using a tiny jeweler's needle . Thus this process was usually reserved for very special commemorative pieces such as the birth of a child.

This lovely quadruple silver-plate mug has a tucked in body resting on a very decorative -floral detailed flared base with a rolled over rim . A wonderful gift for that special child ....with space for a monogram, what could be nicer.

Size : 3" diameter x 3 1/4" approx. in height Condition: mint Marks : ...Toronto Silver Plate Company seal , Quadruple Plate, 3

Item ID: gz00069