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Ewer

Luigi Maria Valadier, possibly (Rome 1726 - 1785 Rome)

silver-gilt

c. 1780

22.3 cm height

Inscription/Mark (unmarked)

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Place of Creation: Italy

WA2013.1.350.1

Ewer, silver-gilt, in neoclassical style, the spout formed as a shouting satyr mask, the handle as a two-tailed mermaid.

Literature: 

Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.