Dish (one of a pair), Anthony Ficketts (British, active 1635–85), 1664/65, British, London, Silver gilt, Overall (confirmed): 2 1/2 x 18 x 18 in., 7 oz. 17 dwt. (6.4 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm, 244.3g), Metalwork-Silver, Anthony Ficketts (British, active 1635–85), The somber simplicity of these dishes, which were intended for display on a sideboard, is complemented by the restrained engraving of the armorials at the center. The shield contains the arms of Sir John Brownlow (1594–1679) impaling—that is, shown side-by-side with—the arms of his wife, Alice Pulteney
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Dish, pair, Anthony Ficketts, British, active 1635–85, 1664/65, London, Silver gilt, Overall, confirmed, 2 1/2 x 18 18, 7 oz, 17 dwt, 6.4 45.7 cm, 244.3g, Metalwork-Silver, active, 1635–85, somber, simplicity, dishes, intended, display, sideboard, complemented, restrained engraving, armorials, center, shield contains, arms, Sir John, Brownlow, 1594–1679, impaling—, shown side, side, wife, Alice Pulteney
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