Caption

Oval platter by Benjamin & James Smith fl. 1809–1812. Silver, Georgian/George III style; oval vessel with smooth mirror and multi-leafed ribbed collar edged by a godron band with four shells on the axes, enclosed within acanthus leaves. Engraved coats of arms on the shorter axis of the collar; underside of the collar engraved monogram GvR, dated 1811/1812. Materials/technique: silver; place: London, England, Great Britain. Dimensions: height 3 cm; width 47 cm; depth 37.5 cm; weight 2420 g., A large ornate oval metal tray fills the image, showing a smooth central surface with visible fine scratches and a raised decorative rim with scalloped edges and embossed flourish patterns; the tray appears in shades of silver and gray against a pale off-white background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_057

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80.6Mb (2.2Mb) / 20.0in x 15.7in / 6000 x 4695 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oval platter Benjamin & James Smith fl 1809–1812 Silver Georgian George III style oval vessel smooth mirror multi-leafed ribbed collar edged godron band four shells axes enclosed within acanthus leaves Engraved coats arms shorter axis collar underside engraved monogram GvR dated 1811 1812 Materials technique silver place London England Great Britain Dimensions height 3 cm width 47 cm depth 37.5 cm weight 2420 g large ornate oval metal tray fills image showing smooth central surface visible fine scratches raised decorative rim scalloped edges embossed flourish patterns tray shades gray pale off-white background.