A Large Commonwealth Caudle Cup and Cover
Maker's Mark HN Bird with Branch Below, Probably for Henry Noyes (Jackson 1989, p. 122), London, 1659
22 oz / 684 g
Length over handles 8 in. / 20.3 cm
the bombé body boldly embossed and chased with three standing birds among large flowers, caryatid scroll handles, the reversible low domed cover chased to match with three smaller birds among flowers, flat reel-shaped finial, the body and cover engraved with a late 18th century script monogram DAD, fully marked on base and cover, the finial also with lion passant.