Asset number
376749001
Description
Font; 22ct gold; in the form of a free-standing sculpture in the neo-classical style; low square platform with four feet and a mantled cartouche in the middle; in the centre stands a two-handled bowl on winged cherub legs, chased with a band of low relief ornament round the rim and a design of lily leaves, chased and engraved, on the underside; the feet of the bowl sit in depressions in the platform; behind the bowl stands the figure of Faith holding a cross, in the act of blessing; on the left of the bowl, the figure of Hope, seated on the edge of the platform with an anchor; on the right, the figure of Charity, seated with three children (one separate); the figures are cast and chased and bolted to the platform, the cross slots into a hole in the platform; the whole is placed on a square velvet-covered plinth with four silver-gilt ring handles with acanthus leaves.
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