Geelong Sterling Silver Presentation Cup, 1858

[Geelong Interest], William Edwards (attributed) sterling silver presentation cup inscribed 'Presented to Mr. William sterling late deputy foreman of the Geelong Volunteer Fire Brigade by a few of the members as a mark of their esteem, 26th Feb'y 1858'., the cup blank was manufactured by George Angell in London in 1857. The repousse is most certainly the work of Edwards noted for his detail., 6.69 in. high, 230 grams., the Geelong Volunteer Fire Brigade was formed in 1854. It was the first in Victoria outside Melbourne.

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Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
Angell Family of Silversmiths - There were a number of members of the Angell family who were silversmiths, commencing with Joseph Angell I (also expressed as Joseph Angell, Senior), and his brothers John Angell and Abraham Angell.

On the retirement of Joseph Angell I in 1948, from what had become the leading London silverware workshop, the business was taken over by his son, Joseph Angell II (also expressed as Joseph Angell, Junior), (1815 - 1891).

Joseph Angell II exhibited at the at the 1851 Great Exhibition, the 1853 New York Exhibition, and the 1862 International Exhibition winning medals at each event.

His career is marked by the rich silver items crafted and decorated with chiseling, reliefs and enamels, including trays, tea and coffee sets, jugs, centrepieces and vases

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London holds a number of silver objects by Jospeh Angell II.
Attributed - A cataloguing term where the item in the opinion of the cataloguers, is a of the period of the artist, craftsman or designer, and which probably in whole or part is the work of that person.
Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.

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