Small oval dish with shell handles
probably Frederick Kandler
Category
Silver
Date
circa 1751
Materials
Silver
Measurements
3.5 x 37.1 x 24.8 cm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852096.1
Summary
One of four small oval dishes, silver, probably by Frederick Kandler, London, circa 1751 and re-formed from earlier pieces. The oval dish, which is raised, has a shallow well and a broad rim with a shaped border. The cast gadrooning with palm leaves is applied as are the cast and chased shell handles. Heraldry: The rim of each dish is engraved with the quartered shield, supporters and motto of the 2nd Earl of Bristol in an ermine mantling and beneath an earl’s coronet.
Full description
For further detail see the master object entry.
Provenance
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721-75); by descent to the 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951); accepted by the Treasury in lieu of death duties in 1956 and transferred to the National Trust.
Credit line
Ickworth, the Bristol Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of right hand shell: Old hallmarks: makers mark obscured by reworking, leopard’s head erased, date letter ‘L’ for 1726 and Britannia. There are no marks contemporary with the piece as it is now. Underside: Scratchweight: ‘N1 [/] 34=6’
Makers and roles
probably Frederick Kandler, goldsmith