Art Funded
Proctor-Mosley ewer & basin
Photo: courtesy of Sotheby's
Artist not known
Ashmolean Museum
1592-1593
The ewer and basin are elaborately chased with floral, plant and shell decoration within panels of strapwork. The ewer is very classical in style as interpreted by Renaissance engravers and goldsmiths. The centre of the basin carries the arms of Proctor impaling Mosely, the details of the marriage of the two families has not yet been found.
- Medium: silver gilt with enamel
- Dimensions: ewer height: 29.8; basin diameter: 41.2cm
- Art Fund Grant: £220000 ( Total: £877,718; Tax Remission)
- ArtFunded in: 2005
- Vendor: Anonymous (through Sotheby's)
Provenance
Probably Richard Proctor, Merchant Taylor of London; bequeathed to Proctor's son, 1610;...;Sir Ernest Cassel; then by descent.
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