The Pleasure of Objects: The Ian & Carolina Irving Collection
The Pleasure of Objects: The Ian & Carolina Irving Collection
A Large Portuguese Silver Dish, Maker's Mark ARC, Lisbon, Early 18th Century
Auction Closed
January 30, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
lobed circular form, richly chased and embossed with flowers and animals, the center with a scene of a monkey riding a hobby horse, engraved with later English crests, marked on the underside, with city mark (Vidal no.10), and maker's mark
31 3/4 oz; 987 g
diameter 17 in.; 43 cm
An unmarked silver-gilt dish of similar size and decoration has been noted with the same coat and hat-wearing creature in the central boss, in this example fishing at a lake: Sotheby's, London, 18 January 2023, lot 35.