Dish with lobed ends and shell handles
probably Frederick Kandler (d.1778)
Category
Silver
Date
circa 1751
Materials
Silver
Measurements
4.4 x 42 x 25 cm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852110.2.1
Summary
Dish with lobed ends and shell handles, silver, probably by Frederick Kandler, London, circa 1751. The dish is raised and has an oval well with a broad rim, straight sides and indented, lobed ends. The cast gadroon border with palm leaves is applied as are the cast and chased shell handles which cover the indents. Heraldry: The rim of the 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 rim: Old hallmarks: leopard’s head, lion passant, date letter ‘F’ for 1721 and maker’s mark ‘P∙C’ beneath a shell and above a mullet (Arthur Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, 1990, no. 2143a) for Paul Crespin. Underside: Scratchweight: ‘N2 [/] 39=9’ and [old] ‘Nº 1 = 34 = 4 [crossed through][/] 33″ 17’
Makers and roles
probably Frederick Kandler (d.1778), goldsmith