Epergne
Artist
Robert Hennell
(English)
Date1780-1781
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 16 inches (40.64 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number59-49 A-L
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DescriptionOval base above four legs with lion's paw feet; pierced gallery with patera over each leg and at centers between gadroon borders top and bottom; swags between ea. pair of legs. Six arms, bearing four circular dishes on same level, two larger, oval on higher level; highest, central oval. all engraved with swag & husk pattern and pierced urns at four quarters. Lower center section has upright urn; curved arms rise to hold center dish above pierced fluted base which is fully marked.
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