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Silver Gilt Wedding Cup by George Lambert and William Summers
Silver Gilt Wedding Cup by George Lambert and William Summers
Silver Gilt Wedding Cup by George Lambert and William Summers
Silver Gilt Wedding Cup by George Lambert and William Summers
Silver Gilt Wedding Cup by George Lambert and William Summers
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Silver Gilt Wedding Cup by George Lambert and William Summers

  • The wedding cup, or a wager cup or jungfrauenbecher, is traditionally used by a bride and groom
  • This gilt sterling cup was crafted by the English silversmiths George Lambert and William Summers
  • English examples of this traditional cup are extremely rare
  • The artists worked with Lambert & Rawlings, "Silversmith to Their Majesties and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent"
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Item No. 31-9361

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Description
Wedding Cup
George Lambert and William Summers
Hallmarked London, 1872

This rare and wonderful English gilt sterling “bridal cup” by English silversmiths George Lambert and William Summers carries a beloved tradition in silvermaking. The Victorian cup is in the form of a woman holding a small pivoting cup aloft with her skirt forming a larger cup below. Also known as “wager cups,” the jungfrauenbecher, originated in Germany in the 16th century and was used. . .
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Wedding Cup
George Lambert and William Summers
Hallmarked London, 1872

This rare and wonderful English gilt sterling “bridal cup” by English silversmiths George Lambert and William Summers carries a beloved tradition in silvermaking. The Victorian cup is in the form of a woman holding a small pivoting cup aloft with her skirt forming a larger cup below. Also known as “wager cups,” the jungfrauenbecher, originated in Germany in the 16th century and was used at wedding feasts so that the bride and groom could drink simultaneously. The cup is said to have originated when a goldsmith was challenged to create a cup from which two people could drink at the same time without spilling a drop to win the hand of a nobleman's daughter. English examples of this traditional cup are extremely rare.

George Lambert, of Lambert & Rawlings, later known as Lambert & Co., was a renowned silversmith based in London. He held the prestigious title of "Silversmith to Their Majesties and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent," a distinction that underscored the exceptional quality of his work. Lambert earned medals at the Great Exhibition of 1851, and his creations are featured in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. William Summers was an esteemed goldsmith who partnered with Lambert & Rawlings and began to specialize in high-quality sterling items. This cup represents the marriage of lovers, German and English styles and two extremely gifted sterling workers all at once, in exceptional detail.

6 5/8" high x 5 1/4" wide x 3 1/2" deep

Provenance:
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Red McCombs Collection, Texas
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
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Silver Gilt Wedding Cup by George Lambert and William Summers
Period: 19th Century
Origin: England
Type: Goblets & Cups
Style: Victorian
Depth: 3.5 in. (8.89 cm)
Width: 5.25 in. (13.34 cm)
Height: 8.63 in. (21.91 cm)
Silver Gilt Wedding Cup by George Lambert and William Summers
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