A Victorian solid silver sideboard dish by J S Hunt, London, 1838
A Victorian solid silver sideboard dish by J S Hunt, London, 1838
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Antique 19th Century early-Victorian Solid Silver wall plaque / sideboard dish, impressive size and weight, richly gilt, of oval form in the style of the 16th / 17th Century silver sideboard dishes, the border with scrolling foliage and angels, slanted gadrooned rim, the centre is finely chased depicting "The Bath of Venus" a charming scene after a painting by the painter Francesco Albani (1578-1660).
The dish bears an extremely important memorial inscription: "To The LORD BURGHLEY on his Marriage 1875". Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter (1849-1898), was a British peer and politician. He married Isabella, daughter of Sir Thomas Whichcote, 7th Baronet, at Stamford in 1875 and the triumphal wedding is recorded by a series of engravings published on "The Graphic", 18 September 1875.
Condition: excellent.
Dimensions: 69cm wide, 59cm deep
Weight: 2720g