Antiques Roadshow experts were amazed to be presented with a silver cup belonging to a charity in London that offers help to Scottish people. Expert Alastair Dickenson said that the cup was "the find of the year".
The Loving Cup had been presented to ScotsCare, a charity dedicated to providing help and support to Scots living in London. Originally set up more than 400 years ago, the charity was originally named the Scottish Hospital of the Foundation of Charles II, before changing its name to the Royal Scottish Corporation. It became known as ScotsCare in 2003. The cup was given to the charity by James Kynneir, the first Master of the organisation.
According to the chief executive office of the charity, Willie Docherty, the history of the charity has been traced right back to 1611. It received the cup in 1683, although it had been made in 1654. Docherty said:
"It's amazing to think that the cup dates from the time of the London Plague [1665-6] and the Great Fire of London [1666]."
Although a fire had wrecked the London offices of the charity in 1877, the cup is still intact, so Docherty believes that it must have been stored elsewhere at that time. The Antiques Roadshow episode was filmed at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and, although the charity believed the cup to be worth around £20,000 to £30,000, it was valued at £100,000 here.
The charity could consider purchasing an antique cabinet so that the cup can be stored away safely.
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