A Charles II silver-gilt two-handled dish, maker's mark WW, a fleur de lys between two pellets below, attributed to William Wakefield, London, 1668
A Charles II silver-gilt two-handled dish, maker's mark WW, a fleur de lys between two pellets below, attributed to William Wakefield, London, 1668
oval, the body richly pierced and chased with large stylised tulips, daffodils, cornflowers and other blooms and matted foliage around a central embossed and chased plaque of Lot and his Daughters with the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah burning in the distance, the narrow border chased with auricular motifs and foliage and applied with two richly decorated cast handles, on four claw-and-ball feet, in contemporary fitted tooled leather case with brass handle and two swivel clasps
60.7cm., 23 7/8in. wide, over handles
1994gr., 64.2oz., of silver
Provenance:
The Trustees of the Swinton Settled Estates, Christie's, London, 26 November 1975, lot 174, where purchased by a member of the family.
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A Charles II silver-gilt two-handled dish, maker's mark WW, a fleur de lys between two pellets below, attributed to William Wakefield, London, 1668
oval, the body richly pierced and chased with large stylised tulips, daffodils, cornflowers and other blooms and matted foliage around a central embossed and chased plaque of Lot and his Daughters with the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah burning in the distance, the narrow border chased with auricular motifs and foliage and applied with two richly decorated cast handles, on four claw-and-ball feet, in contemporary fitted tooled leather case with brass handle and two swivel clasps
60.7cm., 23 7/8in. wide, over handles
1994gr., 64.2oz., of silver
Provenance:
The Trustees of the Swinton Settled Estates, Christie's, London, 26 November 1975, lot 174, where purchased by a member of the family.
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