
Fergus Gambon
Director
Sold for £8,925 inc. premium
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Head of Sale
An example of similar form with the cup modelled as the head of Bacchus and with decoration in Portobello style was sold by Bonhams on 26 October 2005, lot 183. Stirrup cups have a long tradition associated with hunting and were usually modelled in the form of hounds, foxes or hares. The present lot is unlikely to have been made for this purpose. It was probably used as a novelty drinking vessel for bawdy drinking games in a gentlemen's club or brothel.