Caption

Oval Platter, Smith, Benjamin & James fl. 1809–1812 maker's role / goldsmith's firm; Georgian, George III style; oval vessel with smooth mirror and multi-leaf ribbed collar edged with a godron band with four shells on axes, enclosed within acanthus leaves; engraved coats of arms on collar; underside of collar engraved monogram GvR, 1811/1812; materials and ornament: godron, acanthus, shells; inscriptions/marks: coats of arms, monogram; place: London, England; dimensions: height 3.5 cm, width 58.5 cm, depth 45.4 cm; weight 3550 g., An oval metal tray with a scalloped rim seen from above, showing a smooth central surface with visible scratches and light wear; the tray is mostly silver-gray with subtle variations in tone and slightly darker smudging near the center, and the rim has paler silver highlights and faint shadowed edges giving hints of texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_038

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80.3Mb (1.6Mb) / 20.0in x 15.6in / 6000 x 4675 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oval Platter Smith Benjamin & James fl 1809–1812 maker's role goldsmith's firm Georgian George III style oval vessel smooth mirror multi-leaf ribbed collar edged godron band four shells axes enclosed within acanthus leaves engraved coats arms collar underside engraved monogram GvR 1811 1812 materials ornament godron acanthus shells inscriptions marks coats monogram place London England dimensions height 3.5 cm width 58.5 cm depth 45.4 cm weight 3550 g oval metal tray scalloped rim showing smooth central surface visible scratches light wear tray mostly silver-gray subtle variations tone slightly darker smudging near center rim paler silver highlights faint shadowed edges giving hints texture.