A Fine set of four silver-gilt charger plate sideboard dishes

A Fine set of four silver-gilt charger plate sideboard dishes

In the rococo revival style

Hallmarks for William Pitts, London 1809

The central plaques representative of Greek mythology

According to Ovid, Phaeton begged his father Helios to allow him to ride his golden sun chariot across the sky. Ignoring his father's warnings he took the chariot, but, unable to control the horses, he flew too close to some parts of the earth scorching it to desert and too far from other parts, freezing it. Zeus, appalled at the mayhem unfolding over ...

In the rococo revival style

Hallmarks for William Pitts, London 1809

The central plaques representative of Greek mythology

According to Ovid, Phaeton begged his father Helios to allow him to ride his golden sun chariot across the sky. Ignoring his father's warnings he took the chariot, but, unable to control the horses, he flew too close to some parts of the earth scorching it to desert and too far from other parts, freezing it. Zeus, appalled at the mayhem unfolding over

the earth struck Phaeton with a thunderbolt who then fell to his death, landing in the river Eridanus. His three sisters turned into black poplar trees to mourn him.

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Reference

11614

Dimensions

Width 45.5 cm / 1' 6"
Weight 13000 g (417.96 troy ozs)