Caption

Tray on legs by William Bennet fl. 1796–1825, goldsmith. Tray on four legs in the form of stylised lotus flowers; rectangular with rounded edges and a mirror; decorated with an engraved representation of a swan drawing heavily worn; raised, profiled collar; edge decorated with a godron ribbon. Godron ornaments; English Regency style; swans iconography. Dated 1811/1812, London, Great Britain. Tray; height 3.3 cm, width 26.6 cm, depth 20.4 cm, weight 758 g., A rectangular metal tray with rounded corners sits on a plain light background, showing a shiny silver surface with a decorative twisted rope-like rim and a stepped inner border; the tray rests on a few short fluted feet and the surface displays faint scratches and subtle variations in silver tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_203

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Rights managed

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66.2Mb (1.9Mb) / 20.0in x 12.8in / 6000 x 3854 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tray legs William Bennet fl 1796–1825 goldsmith four legs form stylised lotus flowers rectangular rounded edges mirror decorated engraved representation swan drawing heavily worn raised profiled collar edge decorated godron ribbon Godron ornaments English Regency style swans iconography Dated 1811 1812 London Great Britain height 3.3 cm width 26.6 cm depth 20.4 cm weight 758 g rectangular metal tray rounded corners sits plain light background showing shiny silver surface decorative twisted rope- rim stepped inner border tray rests short fluted feet surface displays faint scratches subtle variations silver tones.