20th C Silver Cup with Hand-Etched Coat of Arms (Modeled after 19th C Christening/Noble Cups) Vintage

20th C Silver Cup with Hand-Etched Coat of Arms (Modeled after 19th C Christening/Noble Cups) VintageSilver Cup with Coat of Arms on It (for Drinks) Hand engraved solid silver noble beaker christening cup, likely French or Swiss 19th C style but made in the 20th C (circa 1920 1950) Shield features a cross charged with five annulets (rings) quartered with striped (barry) fields and flanked by laurel branches of honor Seigneurial coronet surmounts the arms, its fleurons marking the bearer's knightly of landed gentry rank rather than a title count

though I notice some reinforcement pieces added later (indicating past repairs)

Likely late 19th c (1875-1895)

the bonnet

The box remains structurally sound

Minor residue visible at joints where supports meet the bowl

The construction appears to be cast bronze with applied or integrally cast supports

Many of his pieces sold through luxury Parisian boutiques or mounted by Barbedienne and Picard to appeal to collectors of neoclassical revival objet d'art

metal dividers for writing tools

Friend and collaborator of John Newton (Amazing Grace)

Appears to be signed Plassy or something similar

Shows how women could legally buy and sell property under the Civil Code

and modern elegance