Revolutionary offer of a loving cup
In what promises to be two weeks of heady auction activity, Morgan O'Driscoll sets the agenda tomorrow with an embossed gilt silver loving cup whose provenance elevates it beyond mere aesthetic appeal.
In what promises to be two weeks of heady auction activity, Morgan O'Driscoll sets the agenda tomorrow with an embossed gilt silver loving cup whose provenance elevates it beyond mere aesthetic appeal.
It was made in 1728 by Cork silversmith William Clark for the Murphy family, who then moved to France. It is possible that the Murphys were Wild Geese, Irish soldiers in French service, and as such may have seen action in ...
