ANTIQUE 19thC RARE GEORGIAN SOLID SILVER TENIERS DISH & COVER, E FARRELL c.1822
19th Century Georgian silver Teniers style muffin or cheese dish and cover, the domed cover profusely chased and applied with rustic scenes of peasants merry-making, in the style of the Dutch painter David Teniers, the finial modelled as a man with clay pipe seated against a barrel, the large dish chased with cottages in a landscape, cast flowers and scrolls border.
Hallmarked English silver (925), London, year 1818 (c), Maker's mark "EF" for Edward Farrell.
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Georgian Solid Silver Teniers style muffin or cheese dish and cover, exceptionally large size and outstanding quality, the domed cover profusely chased and applied with rustic scenes of peasants merry-making, in the style of the Dutch painter David Teniers, the finial modelled as a man with clay pipe seated against a barrel, the large dish chased with cottages in a landscape, cast flowers and scrolls border.
Hallmarked English silver (925 Standard), London, year 1818 (c), Maker's mark "EF" for Edward Farrell, one of the greatest silversmiths of all time.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No damage, just general wear.
SIZE
Height: 18cm
Width: 28.7cm
Weight: 1460g