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Georgian Silver Campana Caster - Pepperette
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Reference: S11289
Period: George IV
Year: 1824
Silversmith: William Eley & William Fearn
Place: London
Price: $ 210.00
Weight: 59 grams
Dimensions: 7.8 cm height
Condition: Very good, piercing perfect, lid fits well. Gilding also good condition, very suitable for use.
xxxx slight wobble to base from dent
Description: A lovely little campana shaped silver caster, probably intended as a pepperette. The caster is the traditional campana shape (inverted bell shape, copied from a Greek krater), with gadrooning around the rim and lower portion, the lid is pierced with scrolls and dots, and has a ball finial. The interior is gilded (lid as well), to prevent corrosion, the gilding has a lemon colour. The hallmarks on caster are worn and partially visible, the hallmarks on the lid very clear. Eley and Fearn worked between 1798 and 1824, so this caster was made at the end of their partnership. They are known as prolific spoon makers, but made other items as well. The campana shape is usually associated with vases and wine coolers. the Warwick vase, perhaps the most famous of all English silver vases, copied from a Greek marble vase, is campana shaped.
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Georgian Silver Campana Caster - Pepperette
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Georgian Silver Campana Caster gilded interior
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Georgian Silver Campana Caster pierced lid
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Gadrooned silver base
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Silver Campana Caster - Pepperette, scale
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William Eley, William Fearn, london silver hallmarks on lid rim
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