Property of the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
A GEORGE IV SILVER VEGETABLE DISH WITH COVER AND LINER
MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1828
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A GEORGE IV SILVER VEGETABLE DISH WITH COVER AND LINER
Maker's mark of Paul Storr, London, 1828
Circular, on four foliate scroll feet headed by shells, the everted scalloped rim with shells, flowers and foliage at intervals, the fluted high domed cover with a foliate handle surmounting a calyx of acanthus, the four sides engraved with a rococo cartouche, one enclosing a crest, with two side shell handles, the conforming liner with similar decoration, marked under base, cover, liner, and handle
13½in. (34.3cm.) long over handles; 86oz. (2685gr.)
Maker's mark of Paul Storr, London, 1828
Circular, on four foliate scroll feet headed by shells, the everted scalloped rim with shells, flowers and foliage at intervals, the fluted high domed cover with a foliate handle surmounting a calyx of acanthus, the four sides engraved with a rococo cartouche, one enclosing a crest, with two side shell handles, the conforming liner with similar decoration, marked under base, cover, liner, and handle
13½in. (34.3cm.) long over handles; 86oz. (2685gr.)