Wine cistern
Philip Rollos
Category
Silver
Date
1701
Materials
Silver
Measurements
381 mm (H)494 mm (H)647 mm (Length)372 mm (Length)240 mm (W)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932550
Summary
A William III two handled oval silver wine cistern on gadrooned collet foot, chased above with vertical flutes with straps between and contained within matted borders, the two handles formed as two boars couped being the supporters of the Earl of Warrington, applied beneath the gadrooned rim with a band of leaves, engraved underneath the base with a cypher, by Philip Rollos, 1701.
Provenance
Collection Catherine, Lady Grey and Sir John Foley Grey, Bart., Christie's 20th April, 1921. Lot 98
Marks and inscriptions
(engraved underneath the base with a cypher)
Makers and roles
Philip Rollos, silversmith