A PAIR OF VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT ELECTROTYPE CHARGERS MARK OF ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1875, DESIGNED BY LEONARD MOREL-LADEUIL
Each circular, the border in high relief with reclining female figures with astrological symbols, the cavetto with mythical birds and the months January-June on one charger, and July-December on the other, the center of each with a ring of putti carrying emblems of the four seasons, each with presentation inscription, marked on reverses
211⁄4 in. (54 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Professor Bonamy Price (1808 - 1888), Oxford, England.
The C. Ruxton and Audrey B. Love Collection: Magnificent Silver-Gilt including Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu; Christie's, New York, 19 October 2004, lot 243.
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Each circular, the border in high relief with reclining female figures with astrological symbols, the cavetto with mythical birds and the months January-June on one charger, and July-December on the other, the center of each with a ring of putti carrying emblems of the four seasons, each with presentation inscription, marked on reverses
211⁄4 in. (54 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Professor Bonamy Price (1808 - 1888), Oxford, England.
The C. Ruxton and Audrey B. Love Collection: Magnificent Silver-Gilt including Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu; Christie's, New York, 19 October 2004, lot 243.