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Desert Bowl Stand

1795-96 (hallmarked)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Raised, engraved and cut silver-gilt
Brief description
Dessert bowl stand, silver-gilt, Daniel Pontifex, 1794/1795.
Physical description
Circular, silver desert bowl stand with a raised, fluted platform in the centre and a pierced and engraved border, in the centre is an engraved coat of arms.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.2cm
  • Weight: 471g
Marks and inscriptions
  • mark of Daniel Pontifex
  • duty stamp
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Provenance: Sir Wilfred Lawson, Bart., Isell and Brayton, Cumberland. Purchased from E. and C.T. Koopman, Ltd., London, 1981.
Summary
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Schroder, Timothy. The Gilbert collection of gold and silver. Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 1988, cat. no. 85, pp. 321-23. ISBN.0875871445
Other numbers
  • SG 121D - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 1996.905 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
  • SG 362 i - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 2001.10 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.741-2008

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Record createdJune 19, 2008
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