A 1930s 'AMPHITRITE' TRAPRAIN REPRODUCTION BOWL
BROOK & SON, EDINBURGH 1934
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
Auction: Silver & Objets de Vertu | Wednesday 4th March at 10am
Description
Of lobed circular outline, alternating panels of concave panels to engraved panels, the circular dish engraved with a sea nymph seated on a allegorical sea monster, the handles formed of two sea monsters with swan-like necks, raised on a circular foot
Dimensions
29.5cm across, 59.5oz
Footnote
Discovered in 1919 at Traprain Law in East Lothian, the Traprain hoard of silver is one of the largest hacked silver hoards outside the Roman Empire due to the fact that it was a culmination of many collections.
The hoard dates from the 5th century and can now be found in the collection of National Museums Scotland.
Following the discovery the Edinburgh silversmiths Brook and Son who later merged to be better known as Hamilton & Inches, the company reproduced items from the collection. The Amphitrite dish seen here is No 6524 in the original Brook and Son catalogue.