Terms and conditions of use
Epergne
(1762-1763)
- Medium
- silver
- Measurements
- (a-w) 63.6 × 76.3 × 64.8 cm (overall)
- Place/s of Execution
- London, England
- Inscription
- (a) punched in outside of upper rim u.c.: T•P (lion passant) (crowned leopard's head)
engraved in each socket location numbers for each part, 1-4
(b) punched in outer rim l.c.: (lion passant) T•P (crowned leopard's head)
(c-f) engraved in each base of column location number for each part, 1-4
(g) punched in holding pin: F•B / N•D
punched (vertically) in holding pin: (lion passant)
(j) punched (inverted) in holding pin: F•B / N•D
punched (vertically) in holding pin: (lion passant)
(k-n) punched (vertically) in holding pin: T•P / (lion passant)
(o) punched in outside above base l.c.: G (crowned leopard's head) (lion passant)
punched (inverted) in outside above base l.c.: T
(p) punched (inverted) under handle c.l.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) under handle c.r.: T•P
punched (diagonally) (inverted) in base u.c.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) in base c.: T•P • (in a circle)
(q) punched (inverted) under handle c.l.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) under handle c.r.: T•P
punched (diagonally) in base c.: (lion passant) • (in a circle)
punched in base (diagonally) l.c.: T•P
(r) punched under handle (inverted) c.l.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) under handle c.r.: T•P
punched in base (vertically) c.: (lion passant) • (in a circle)
punched in base (diagonally) l.c.: T•P
(s) punched (vertically) under handle c.l.: T•P
punched under handle c.r.: (lion passant)
punched (diagonally) (inverted) in base u.c.: T•P
punched (diagonally) (inverted) in base c.r.: (lion passant)
punched in base c.: • (in a circle)
(t-u) punched (diagonally) in base c.l.: (lion passant)
punched in base c.: • (in a circle)
punched in base l.c.: T•P
(v) punched in base c.: • (in a circle)
punched (vertically) in base c.r.: T•P
punched (diagonally) in base l.c.: (lion passant)
(w) punched (vertically) in base c.r.: T•P
punched in base c.: • (in a circle)
punched (diagonally) in base l.c.: (lion passant) - Accession Number
- 3304.a-w-D3
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited - Gallery location
- 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International - About this work
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This epergne, or centrepiece for the dessert table, is a marvellous mid-eighteenth century confection of Chinoiserie, Rococo and Classical design elements. The form is loosely imitative of a Chinese pagoda, while the splayed legs and scrolling feet are Rococo in inspiration. It is the festoons of flowers draped elegantly around the top of the pagoda that make reference to Classical imagery.
