Description
In the Renaissance style, on circular foot chased with egg-and-dart border, the centre applied with fruits and flowers trophies, the stem formed of four busts representing Samson, Dalila, Lycidas and Raphael framed by scrolls, the circular cup applied in centre with depictions of two poems of Milton featuring on one side Paradise Lost and on the other Samson Agonistes, the handles formed of bifurcated scrolls, the cover chased with four medallions figuring Fame and Genius alternating with representations of The Allegro and The Penseroso, the finial shaped as Urania holding a globe, marked on foot-rim, body, cover and finial.
Weight: 229 troy ounces/7152 grams
Height: 23.5 inches/59.6cm
Width: 16 inches/40cm
Diameter: 12 inches/30.5cm (bowl widest)
Price: £37,500
