Sweetmeat dish

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 69.1050.1
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
ca. 1860
Inscription: a fül mellett beütve FO mester jegye (Rosenberg 7940?) feloldatlan.
Materials: silver
Techniques: cast; chased; engraved decoration; gilded
Dimensions:
height: 4 cm
diameter: 19 x 16 cm
weight: 180 g
The oval, slightly jointed tray has eight lobes each is decorated with either a bunch of fruits or with foliage, connected by ribbons. The centre shows a large cupid in a rocky background with trees, holding the globe in its hand. The picture is surrounded by a wreath. The two engraved, double-scroll handles are sawed off from another plate.

Literature

  • a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 355. (Békési Éva)