A James II silver porringer and cover
A James II silver porringer and cover

MAKER'S MARK ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN DUCK, LONDON, 1686

細節
A James II silver porringer and cover
Maker's mark attributed to John Duck, London, 1686
Circular and on ribbed spreading foot, the body with cast scroll handles and detachable cover with openwork acanthus foliage finial, the sides and cover flat-chased with chinoiserie decoration the side scene depicting on one side an oriental couple, the lady holding a fan, the other side with an engraved coat-of-arms within flat chased ribbon-tied palm fronds and oriental warrior supports, interspersed with foliage, the cover with two warriors and a lady alternating with foliage, all within a matted border, marked on side and cover
7½in. (19.1cm.) high
32ozs. (999gr.)
來源
Norman C. Hurst; Christie's London, 14 October 1959, lot 131
Anon. Sale; Sotheby's London, 24 July 1980, lot 247
Jaime Ortiz-Patino; Sotheby's New York, 21 May 1992, lot 144
出版
V. Brett, Sotheby's Directory of Silver 1690-1940, London, no. 491, illustrated
M. Clayton, The Collector's Dictionary of Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America, Woodbridge, p. 139, no. 200, illustrated