Grand centre de table à six lumières en argent par Stephen Smith & William Nicholson, Londres, 1857

sur une base triangulaire, le fût en forme de chêne sous lequel se tiennent trois figures allégoriques, une femme casquée tenant une lance et un écu entourée d'une corne d'abondance et d'une gerbe de blés, une autre femme assise tenant un caducée et un sablier représentant l'éloquence et l'assiduité, la dernière, accoudée au chêne, portant une épée, une ruche à ses pieds, les six lumières appliquées de feuillages de chêne et terminées par des grelots, gravé d'armoiries, d'une dédicace en latin et d'une autre en anglais Presented on his Marriage with other tokens of regard & esteem TO WALTER TRENOR STANNUS Esq, by a large and influencial numbers of friends WHO in offering their warm congratulations and cordial wishes for his happiness, desire to record their sentiments by a memorial more induring than words - June 1858

Partly varnished to be released. In overall good condition Very impressive size, well marked. At the top, there was probably a crystal cup. Needs to be careful cleaned.
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Les armes sont celles de la famille Stannus, Irlande.