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one of a pair of wall sconces
Silversmith: Unknown
Silver, the oval back plate engraved with a Chinoiserie scene of hoho birds, exotic plants and a Chinese figure.
Silver, the oval gadroon-edged frame with scroll branch. The back of the frame has four fittings for nuts (three missing) and a bar pierced with a key-hole shape to so the sconce can be hung from a hook on a wall. The detachable central back plate is engraved with a Chinoiserie scene of hoho birds, exotic plants and a Chinese figure. The scroll branch supports a detachable circular drip pan (A) and screw-on sconce, both decorated with gadrooned borders. Behind the back plate is a wood pad covered with maroon velvet. Pair with M.52B-1961.
History note: Unknown before Louis Colville Gray Clarke MA, LL.D (1881-1960)
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-04-27) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
17th Century, Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1680
: Charles I
No maker's mark or hallmarks
Frame
Height 26.7 cm
Height 10½ in
Width 11 cm
Width 4⅜ in
Borders
Branch
Decoration
Sconce
Accession number: M.52A-1961
Primary reference Number: 140607
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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