MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF ARTHUR MAINWARING, LONDON, CIRCA 1680
Details
A pair of Charles II toilet boxes
maker's mark only of Arthur Mainwaring, London, circa 1680
Circular and with moulded borders, the sides chased with putti in scrolling foliage, the detachable covers chased with a scene of Venus and Mars in a landscape with a dog, marked on bases and covers
5in. (12.5cm.) diam.
30ozs. (933gr.) (2)
maker's mark only of Arthur Mainwaring, London, circa 1680
Circular and with moulded borders, the sides chased with putti in scrolling foliage, the detachable covers chased with a scene of Venus and Mars in a landscape with a dog, marked on bases and covers
5in. (12.5cm.) diam.
30ozs. (933gr.) (2)
Provenance
Anon. sale; Christie's Geneva, 14 November 1978, lot 193 (part)
Literature
M. Clayton, op. cit., Oxford, 1985, p.79, illustrated