Epergne
Category
Silver
Date
1767
Materials
Silver
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151471.17
Summary
Epergne dish. One of four fluted dishes with a pierced scroll border, part of a George III rococo epergne, on a spreading oval stem pierced and chased with trelliswork, scroll shells on four scroll and shell feet, with pierced 'aprons' between, supporting a central boat-shaped basket pierced with trellis and arabesque panels, scroll border; eight branches for four smaller circular baskets and four fluted dishes with pierced scroll border. The dishes engraved with arms of Yorke impaling Cust. Maker's mark T.B., London 1767.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973