Caption

Openwork fruit basket by Harris, CS & Sons London; goldsmiths, fl. 1817–1933 and Charles Stuart Harris fl. 1852–1897. Oval openwork fruit basket supported on four palmette legs with a lower edge decorated with C-sections. Sides feature openwork composed of circle and grid motifs with applied laurel garlands, medallions, and rosettes. Upper edge cut in a wavy pattern and decorated with a godron ribbon; raised on the longer axis and decorated with acanthus leaves, and on the shorter axis with palmettes. Contains palmettes, bay leaves, garlands, godron ornaments, and medallions., A shallow round decorative dish viewed from above with an openwork rim featuring repeating quatrefoil-shaped cutouts and undulating raised bands; the central flat surface is smooth and reflective. The rim has a notched edge and two small protruding handles with floral rosette motifs where they attach to the rim. The object appears metallic with a predominantly silver color and subtle variations including slightly darker gray areas and faint tarnish. The background is plain and light, showing shades of off-white and very pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_007

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.7Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 16.1in / 6000 x 4816 (300dpi)

Keywords

Openwork fruit basket Harris CS & Sons London goldsmiths fl 1817–1933 Charles Stuart Harris fl 1852–1897 Oval openwork fruit basket supported four palmette legs lower edge decorated C-sections Sides feature openwork composed circle grid motifs applied laurel garlands medallions rosettes Upper cut wavy pattern godron ribbon raised longer axis acanthus leaves shorter axis palmettes Contains palmettes bay leaves garlands godron ornaments shallow round decorative dish viewed openwork rim featuring repeating quatrefoil-shaped cutouts undulating bands central flat surface smooth reflective rim notched edge two small protruding handles floral rosette motifs attach object metallic predominantly silver color subtle variations slightly darker gray areas faint tarnish background plain light showing shades off-white pale gray.