John Bridge (1755-1834)
Set of bottle coolers (part of The Grand Service) hallmark 1827/8
Silver gilt | 58 x 40 x 40 cm (whole object) | RCIN 50843
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A set of four silver-gilt bottle coolers each surmounted by a figure of Venus in a scallop shell and embossed with masks of Neptune with shells and seaweed. The pail is cast with swags of shells and three low relief panels of Neptune and is supported by three cast mermen or tritons with tridents and conch-shell horns, on a triform base of waves, the border with figures of putti rowing amid waves. The three feet are cast as pairs of turtles with shells and branches of coral.
Provenance
Supplied to George IV by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell in 1828-9 for £2,814 16s 8d.
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Creator(s)
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