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Anne Tanqueray
Plateau with Four Casters1728-1729

Not on view
Polished silver inkstand with four tall pierced casters at the corners of a dark-paneled rectangular tray edged in egg-and-dart molding, raised on acanthus-capped scroll feet
Silver sugar caster with octagonal faceted body, domed pierced lid with engraved foliate scrollwork, applied armorial cartouche on the body, and stepped octagonal foot.
Silver caster with octagonal baluster form on a stepped base, domed pierced lid with engraved foliate panels and ball finial, engraved armorial cartouche on the body, gadrooned lower section.
Engraving of the British Royal Coat of Arms, featuring a quartered shield flanked by a rearing crowned lion and a chained unicorn, surmounted by a crown; scrolling cartouche below contains a grotesque mask; Latin and French motto text surrounds the composition in fine intaglio line work.
Artist or Maker
Anne Tanqueray
England, London, active circa 1724–1733
Title
Plateau with Four Casters
Place Made
England, London
Date Made
1728-1729
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
a) Plateau: 4 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (11.43 x 62.23 x 44.45 cm); b-c) Caster: 9 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (24.77 x 7.94 x 7.94 cm); d-e) Caster: 8 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (20.64 x 6.67 x 6.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marjorie W. Gilbert and the Marjorie W. Gilbert 2001 Trust
Accession Number
M.2024.215a-e
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Williams, Elizabeth A. Daily Pleasures: French Ceramics from the MaryLou Boone Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.