Chestnut vase
Diederich Nicolaus Anderson (d.1767)
Category
Metalwork
Date
1760 - 1820
Materials
Stained mahogany or fruitwood, gilt, pewter and bronze
Measurements
1150 mm (Height); 220 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108723.1
Summary
One of a pair of George III bronzed pewter chestnut vases and covers with detachable finials, mounted with tongs and applied metal-gilt mounted chased with rams' heads, vine festoons and acanthus leaves, wood bases. Made by Diederich Nicolaus Anderson, probably to a design by James Athenian Stuart. There are four detachable sub-parts to each vase.
Makers and roles
Diederich Nicolaus Anderson (d.1767), manufacturer James 'Athenian' Stuart (1713 - 1788), designer