Round dish
probably Frederick Kandler (d.1778)
Category
Silver
Date
circa 1751
Materials
Silver
Measurements
2.2 cm (Height); 32.4 cm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852121.3.4
Summary
One of four round dishes, silver, probably by Frederick Kandler, London, circa 1751. These dishes, which were formed out of earlier pieces, are associated with the dish covers of circa 1758 (NT 852121.1) The dish is raised with a shallow circular well, a broad rim and a cast shaped border with twelve gadrooned lobes, each group of three having a central acanthus leaf. At four of the intersections between the lobes are cast scallop shells with pearl bands and flanking foliate scrolls. 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
Hallmarks: None. Underside: Scratchweight: ‘Nº 4 [/] 34=15’
Makers and roles
probably Frederick Kandler (d.1778), goldsmith