Christofle a seven piece candelabra centrepiece and comport garniture

This parcel-gilt silver plated electrotype plaque demonstrates a marriage scene from the popular play "Much Ado About Nothing" by Shakespeare. Each corner is further embellished with masks of 'Comedy' and 'Tragedy', symbols that are common in drama to highlight the disparity between comedy and tragedy. At the top of the plaque is a portrait of Shakespeare crowned with a laurel wreath by two flanking putti. The bottom of the plaque reads the title 'Much Ado About Nothing'. The plaque is attached onto a wood frame. The masterpiece for this electrotype in The Museum of Fine Art Boston. Biography - The Artist Leonard Morel-Ladeuil trained in Paris workshop of Antoine Vecht (1799-1869). Leonard Morel-Ladeuil and Elkington collaborated on a number of pieces, most notably The Milton Shield...

This parcel gilt silver plated electroform plaque by Elkington & Co illustrates 'A Pompeian Lady'. 'A Pompeian Lady' was a masterpiece made of silver and damascened steel by the Fre...

This is a fabulous antique English silver-plated and engraved glass table centre comport, dated with the registration lozenge for 10th September 1...

A most important antique English silver plated centerpiece / six-light candelabra by the top-notch silversmith, Elkington and Co. with a date letter (F) for the year 1868. In the ...