Early 18th century Liège silver Baptismal bowl of oval form, with Gothic style engraved rim and fluted centre, with IHS Christogram. Undersideprehensively marked including, wriggle line, Eagle 1711, maker's mark Crowned GD, letter K and Liège mark. All at approximately 34ozs. 38cm across.Provenance: To be sold by direction of the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre. This bowl was gifted to the Canonesses by Lady Goring. She was a major benefactor in the second quarter of the 18th century, she was the daughter of William Plowden and retired to the Convent as a “Pensioner” (boarder) after the death of her husband William Goring in 1726. In the Canonesses 1662 benefactor's book it is stated: In the year 1735 Lady Goring built the other part of the wall, quite round ye enclosure, her LP. also gave us a black suit for the church trim'd with gold gadroon, and two pairs of silver flower pots. In the year 1736 Lady Goring gave us 48fl to repaire the old houses which we burnt by casual fire on ye 22nd June 1736. Her LP. also gave 14 paire of silver flowerpots and guilded two liboriums and one patten, she also gave us two brass sconces which hang before the altar....Lady Goring our special benefactor dyed on ye 8th of January 1737'