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General The Hon. Henry St. John, brother of Frederick, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke (1734-1787), was Groom of the Bedchamber to Edward Augustus Duke of York (b.1739) from 1763 until the Duke's death in 1767. This cup was presented to him in memory of the Duke and as recognition for his services. St. John accompanied the Duke on the Grand Tour in 1763 and 1767, together with Sir Williiam Boothby Bt., Viscount Palmerston, John Murray, The Earl of Upper Ossory and Topham Beauclerk. The Duke's tour is recorded in a group portrait by Richard Brompton painted in 1764, of which six versions are known, two in the Royal Collection.
It was on the second tour in 1767 that the Duke died on 17 September 1767 in the palace of the Prince of Monaco, from 'a malignant fever', which he had been suffering from for some two weeks. The body was embalmed and St. John accompanied it back to England. On his return St. John was offered the Govenorship of the island of Minorca by the King. He accepted this and took up the post in the summer of 1768. After returning to England he was made Groom of the Bedchamber to King George III in 1771. He married Barbara, daughter of Thomas Bladen, of Maryland, in 1771.
After serving his apprenticeship with Peter Archambo, Thomas Heming entered his first mark on 12 June 1745. On the accession of King George II in 1760 he succeeded John Boldero as Royal Goldsmith, a position he held until 1782. A number of cups by Heming, incorporating similar design elements are known, including a cup and cover of 1771, with serpent entwined handles and seated cherub finial, in the collection of Trinity College, Cambridge
It was on the second tour in 1767 that the Duke died on 17 September 1767 in the palace of the Prince of Monaco, from 'a malignant fever', which he had been suffering from for some two weeks. The body was embalmed and St. John accompanied it back to England. On his return St. John was offered the Govenorship of the island of Minorca by the King. He accepted this and took up the post in the summer of 1768. After returning to England he was made Groom of the Bedchamber to King George III in 1771. He married Barbara, daughter of Thomas Bladen, of Maryland, in 1771.
After serving his apprenticeship with Peter Archambo, Thomas Heming entered his first mark on 12 June 1745. On the accession of King George II in 1760 he succeeded John Boldero as Royal Goldsmith, a position he held until 1782. A number of cups by Heming, incorporating similar design elements are known, including a cup and cover of 1771, with serpent entwined handles and seated cherub finial, in the collection of Trinity College, Cambridge