Comport
Charles Fox II (b.1801)
Category
Silver
Date
1825
Materials
Silver
Measurements
84 mm (Height); 266 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 548435
Summary
Silver circular comport. Inverted bell form with shaped palmette border enclosing sides with vertical rectangular panels of scrolls, foliage and flowers, fruit (including peaches and pineapples) on matted backgrounds, conical foot, the bottom edge with inverse scalloping Impressed with maker's mark 'CF' (Charles Fox), London assay office, sovereigns head, lion passant, date letter 'k' for 1825.
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward collection, left to the National Trust in the will of Miss Ward in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
CF (maker's mark for Charles Fox)
Makers and roles
Charles Fox II (b.1801), silversmith