Medium
silver, wood, cane
Measurements
(a-c) 34.1 × 24.4 × 17.7 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(a) punched inside lid l.c.: (lion passant)
punched (diagonally) in base u.c.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) in base c.l.: b•
punched (diagonally) in base c.r.: B / R•T / B
punched (vertically) in base l.c.: (crowned leopard's head)
(b) punched in base u.c.: (lion passant)
punched (diagonally) (inverted) in base l.l.: b
punched (diagonally) in base l.r.: (crowned leopard's head)
Accession Number
3296.a-c-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
Physical description
Bullet shaped, part chased, George II, London.
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