Caption

Wine cooler by Boulton & Plate Co. Birmingham; goldsmith and plater firm; fl. 1768–1834. Classicist/Georgian style, 1826/1827. Silver vessel, height 30 cm, width 27 cm, depth 24.5 cm, weight 3725 g. On a circular foot decorated with a half-cylinder of laurel and acanthus leaves overlapping a short stem; body enclosed below with large acanthus leaves, above decorated with vines in a diagonal rhombic braid. Front plaque with horse racers; a secondary plaque with an inscription in Cyrillic script is attached on the back original inscription, probably referring to a prize in horse races, has been erased. Upper edge with a decorative strip of vines; rim edged with a stylized cymatium; sides with massive ears mounted in satyr masks. Ornamentation includes vine, acanthus leaf, cymatium, satyr heads; iconography includes jockey on horse and horse racing., A decorative ornate vessel with a metallic sheen in gold and pale brass tones, featuring a wide flared rim with repeating rounded motifs, a band of sculpted grapevines with leaves and grape clusters, and a central section adorned with sculpted faces and leafy scrollwork; the lower body and pedestal display acanthus leaf patterns, bead-like rings, and textured geometric borders, all rendered in the same gold and brass colors against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_339

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.4Mb (2.4Mb) / 17.2in x 20.0in / 5152 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wine cooler Boulton & Plate Co Birmingham goldsmith plater firm fl 1768–1834 Classicist Georgian style 1826 1827 Silver vessel height 30 cm width 27 cm depth 24.5 cm weight 3725 g circular foot decorated half-cylinder laurel acanthus leaves overlapping short stem body enclosed large acanthus leaves decorated vines diagonal rhombic braid Front plaque horse racers secondary plaque inscription Cyrillic script attached back original inscription referring prize horse races erased Upper edge decorative strip rim edged stylized cymatium sides massive ears mounted satyr masks Ornamentation includes vine acanthus leaf cymatium satyr heads iconography jockey horse horse racing decorative ornate vessel metallic sheen gold pale brass tones featuring wide flared rim repeating rounded motifs band sculpted grapevines grape clusters central section adorned sculpted faces leafy scrollwork lower body pedestal display acanthus leaf patterns bead- rings textured geometric borders rendered brass colors neutral light gray background.