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Collections

Joseph Angell II
Wine jug and charger plate1851

Not on view
Silver ewer and basin set with densely chased repoussé decoration, figural friezes, portrait medallions, a gilded spout interior, and gadrooned rim
Silver ewer on a stepped circular foot, with gilt interior and elaborate repoussé decoration including masklike faces, griffins, and foliate scrollwork across the body; scroll handle topped with a figural terminal.
Silver lidded ewer on a pedestal foot, covered overall in densely repoussé-worked decoration including figural masks, heraldic motifs, running animals, putti, and scrolling foliage arranged in horizontal registers.
Silver ewer with gilt interior, ovoid body on a stepped circular foot, with an elaborate scrolled handle terminating in a foliate finial. Surface densely decorated in repoussé with horizontal registers of animals, foliage, figural medallions, and putti.
Silver ewer with elaborate repoussé decoration, featuring a gilt pierced spout, a handle in the form of a standing figure, and bands of foliate scrollwork, masks, and animal motifs covering the body and circular foot.
Silver repoussé dish with concentric decorative bands featuring figural scenes, oval portrait medallions, putti, strapwork, and foliate scrolls, with a beaded outer rim and central circular opening.
Silver dish viewed from above, with a raised central boss surrounded by concentric bands of repoussé scrolling foliage and beaded borders on a wide rim.

Joseph Angell II, Wine jug and charger plate, 1851, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Alison and Sasha Palevsky, Oliver Furth and Sean Yashar, and Viveca Paulin-Ferrell and Will Ferrell through the 2024 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²), photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Joseph Angell II
United Kingdom, England, active mid 19th century
Title
Wine jug and charger plate
Date Made
1851
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall (Diameter) (Wine Jug): 11 5/16 × 4 3/8 in. (28.8 × 11.1 cm) Overall (Diameter) (Charger): 7/8 × 18 1/16 in. (2.3 × 45.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alison and Sasha Palevsky, Oliver Furth and Sean Yashar, and Viveca Paulin-Ferrell and Will Ferrell through the 2024 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²)
Accession Number
M.2024.53a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design