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Marked by: John Pero (first mark entered 1717)
English (London)
1735–36
Medium/Technique
Silver (sterling standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 32.5 x 28 cm (11 x 12 13/16 x 11 in.)
Weight: 90 oz (2799g)
Weight: 90 oz (2799g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.52
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionShaped oval basekt on flared foot with flat rim. Foot and sides pierced and engraved with alternating panels of foliate scrolls and diaperwork. Long sides with a later coat of arms, and the corner panels have cartouches engraved with a coat of arms. Shaped swing handle engraved with a band of trellis.
Marks
Struck on reverses with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1735-6) and with maker's mark of John Pero.
InscriptionsThe arms in the corner panels are those of Palffy of Erdod, Hungary. The later arms are those of Vachell with those of Lloyd on an escutcheon of pretence.
ProvenanceBy 1993, Dr. Julius Grant; June 10, 1993, sold by the Executors of the late Dr. Julius Grant at Sotheby's, London, lot 421, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)