Sideboard dish

Lewis Mettayer British

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This monumental dish would have been displayed on a sideboard with a matching ewer. The royal arms engraved in the center suggest that it was issued by the Jewel Office, most likely as a perquisite to the writer Joseph Addison, who served as Secretary of State. The style of the richly molded border reflects the influence of French court style.

Sideboard dish, Lewis Mettayer (British, active 1700–died 1740), Silver gilt, British, London

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Sideboard dish, Lewis Mettayer (British, active 1700–died 1740), Silver gilt, British, London
Sideboard dish, Lewis Mettayer (British, active 1700–died 1740), Silver gilt, British, London

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