A George II silver-gilt epergne Maker's mark of Edward Wakelin London, 1756, the dishes 1755 The frame on four shell and foliate scroll feet, cast and chased with overlapping lambrequin ornament, the openwork body cast and applied with boldly modelled demi-goats, figs and apples, with four detachable foliate scroll branches, each terminating in a plain circular dish holder, each fitted with a detachable spirally-fluted shaped circular dish with flower centre and three bracket feet, the detachable boat-shaped central basket with shell and foliate scroll bracket handles, the sides pierced and chased with floral garlands entwined with the shaped cartouches, the interior of the basket engraved with a crest with viscount's coronet above, marked on central basket and dishes, the frame and branches unmarked, the underside of the central basket engraved 'Made by Edward Wakelin Panton St. London in 1756', with scratchweight '167=0' 20¼in. (50.5CM.) wide 155ozs. (4,843gr.)
A George II silver-gilt epergne Maker's mark of Edward Wakelin London, 1756, the dishes 1755 The frame on four shell and foliate scroll feet, cast and chased with overlapping lambrequin ornament, the openwork body cast and applied with boldly modelled demi-goats, figs and apples, with four detachable foliate scroll branches, each terminating in a plain circular dish holder, each fitted with a detachable spirally-fluted shaped circular dish with flower centre and three bracket feet, the detachable boat-shaped central basket with shell and foliate scroll bracket handles, the sides pierced and chased with floral garlands entwined with the shaped cartouches, the interior of the basket engraved with a crest with viscount's coronet above, marked on central basket and dishes, the frame and branches unmarked, the underside of the central basket engraved 'Made by Edward Wakelin Panton St. London in 1756', with scratchweight '167=0' 20¼in. (50.5CM.) wide 155ozs. (4,843gr.)
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