Epergne stand & center basket

Dateca. 1790

Manufactured by Richard Morton & Co. (ca. 1768 - 1812)

MediumFused silverplate (Sheffield Plate)

DimensionsOH (with basket): 22 1/8" A (stand): OH 17 5/8" OW: 13 1/2" OD: 13 1/4" B (basket): OH: 5" Diam: 8 5/8

Credit LineBequest of Dr. Lowry Dale Kirby

Object number1991-956,1A&B

DescriptionRevolving epergne: Wirework basket with wavy rim, fits into reeded base with wirework between a wider reeded band; supported on four open scrolls, suspending four smaller baskets; each basket has a small reeded base with wirewok sides, a wavy rim, and wavy handle; the upper structure is mounted on a ball with the ability to pivot around a round base with further wirework and reeded rim on three ball feet.

Label TextFused silverplate wire-work epergnes and baskets became popular in the last decades of the 18th century. This large example features a revolving mechanism in the sphere atop its base.
MarkingsUnmarked. D/D scratched on underside of largest basket
ProvenanceEx Coll: Dr. Lowry Dale Kirby, Nashville, TN