A Queen Anne silver-gilt gorget,

A Queen Anne silver-gilt gorget,
maker's mark only, that of Louis Cuny, London circa 1705,
conventional form, with two holes and acanthus mounts, the centre with an armorial shield within foliate mantling and an oval wreath, with matted decoration, length 15cm, approx. weight 5.8oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Christie's, New York, 21 October 2003, lot 427.

The arms are those of Thomas Cotton of Combermere (d. 1745). In 1689 he married Philadelphia, daughter of Sir Thomas Lynch of Esher, Surrey, who succeeded his father as 2nd baronet in 1712.