Stirrup Cup - Hare (Partial Gilt) Children's With an interior gilded in

With an interior gilded in 24K

which serves to hold a flower stalk upright

and close inspection reveals individually chased feather flowing from beak to tail tip

and a hand hammered-finish sterling silver face

where the layers of lotus petals are simplified into tiers that when layered onto another

Stirrup Cup - Hare (Partial Gilt) Children's With an interior gilded inA type of drinking vessel for hunters to drink from before leaving or arriving home from hunting whilst their feet remained on the stirrups. A popular practice in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The Hare Stirrup Cup is designed to replicate the hare head; the fur and details thoroughly incised to accentuate the design. The cup's interior is gilded with 24K gold. Product dimensions: H18cm 5. 89cm