Caption

Oval platter by Benjamin & James Smith fl. 1809–1812, maker's mark/goldsmith's firm; Georgian, George III style; oval silver vessel with smooth mirror and multi-leaf ribbed collar edged with a godron band and four shells on axes, enclosed within acanthus leaves; godron ornaments, acanthus ornament; engraved coats of arms on collar; underside of collar engraved monogram GvR, dated 1811/1812; monograms, coats of arms; shells ornament; provenance noted; London, England, Great Britain; height 3.5 cm, width 58.5 cm, depth 45.4 cm, weight 3550 g., An oval metal serving tray with an ornate raised rim featuring scalloped edges and decorative scrollwork, showing a reflective silver surface with visible scratches and slight dents; the tray is predominantly silver and metallic gray with areas of darker gray where shadows and reflections appear, and it rests against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_039

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64.4Mb (2.0Mb) / 20.0in x 12.5in / 6000 x 3750 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oval platter Benjamin & James Smith fl 1809–1812 maker's mark goldsmith's firm Georgian George III style oval silver vessel smooth mirror multi-leaf ribbed collar edged godron band four shells axes enclosed within acanthus leaves godron ornaments acanthus ornament engraved coats arms collar underside engraved monogram GvR dated 1811 1812 monograms coats shells ornament provenance noted London England Great Britain height 3.5 cm width 58.5 cm depth 45.4 cm weight 3550 g oval metal serving tray ornate raised rim featuring scalloped edges decorative scrollwork showing reflective silver surface visible scratches slight dents predominantly silver metallic gray areas darker gray shadows reflections rests pale gray background.