Lot 421
English 'Department of Science & Art' Electrotype Replica of a 16th century Cup and Cover, Elkington & Co., c.1867
Lot 421 Details
English 'Department of Science & Art' Electrotype Replica of a 16th century Cup and Cover, Elkington & Co., c.1867
with applied metal labels: Department of Science and Art and Elkington with VR royal cypher
height 12.5 in — 31.8 cm
Estimate $500-$700
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Note:
The silver gilt original model of the current lot was presented to by the English court to Russain Tsar Boris Godunov in the early 17th century and bears a Cyrillic inscription. In 1867 fifteen European nations signed the 'Convention for Promoting Universally Reproductions of Works of Art for the Benefit of Museums of All Countries', permitting Elkington to produce replicas of objects from the royal treasures of Germany, France, Russia and England. It was also used by the Victoria & Albert and British Museums to distribute copies of important metalwork items to provincial museums, libraries and schools. Such items carried the mark of the government Department of Science & Art, as well as the manufacturer