A fine Victorian sterling silver gilt pedestal covered cup, 1874 London with maker's mark for R & S Garrard, Panton St London, finely cast and engraved, the egg shaped cup with a foliate and arc patterned rim and collar, hinge applied pierced mascarons to the body, surmounted by a stepped lid with a caryatid supported knop and Cupid figure, the stem in the form of a kneeling man bearing a great weight to a stepped base; hallmarked, total weight 1796gr. Height 48.5 cm