A large, circular, silver-gilt sideboard dish, deeper at the upper part, embossed and chased in high relief with a battle scene, representing the Battle of Issus; the border cast with cartouches showing similar battlescenes and landscape views, with animal heads between and a foliate rim.

The dish is a tour de force of embossing and chasing, the metal in places almost folded like a textile into position to create the depth of relief. It was the model for a number of English copies by Joseph Angell II, which were created for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. One of these was in the collection of Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (1785-1847). Another example became the Doncaster Race Trophy in 1837 and was exhibited in London at the Great Exhibition in 1851. Historic inventories attribute the dish to both the Netherlands and to Augsburg - the chasing being similar to that of J.A. Thelot. The scene is signed G.G.

The Battle of Issus took place in southern Anatolia, in 333 B.C. between Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia.  Depictions of the battle were immensely popular in the 16^th and 17^th centuries, with both Altdorfer and Breughel depicted densely populated images of Alexander's triumphs.

Signed on front, G.G.; back engraved, No 237 29m, with royal crest, crown, Garter, and PP twice.