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An impressive silver plate 'Amphitrite' ewer and dish,…
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Melbourne
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5-Dec-2022
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An impressive silver plate 'Amphitrite' ewer and dish, attributed to Alexandre Gueyton, Paris, third quarter 19th century, the ewer of classical form richly modelled all round in Renaissance revival manner with a representation of the story of Amphitrite, the associated circular dish of matching style, the ewer, 41 cm high, the dish, 34 cm diameter, Literature: a gilt bronze example of this ewer, signed 'A. Gueyton', was sold (accompanied by a dish different in design to the present dish) at Sotheby's Paris in 2014 ('Classique / Moderne Arts Decoratifs du XVIe au XIXe Siecle', 5 November, lot 71). The metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, holds an unsigned silver plate example of the ewer (accession no. 87.13.1).
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Silver Plate: Jugs & Ewers