An Elkington silver-plate copy of the Wimbledon Venus Rosewater Dish presented annually to the Wimbledon Ladies' Tennis Champion, formed in exactly th
Hammer:
£450
Estimate:
£300 - £500
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An Elkington silver-plate copy of the Wimbledon Venus Rosewater Dish presented annually to the Wimbledon Ladies' Tennis Champion, formed in exactly the same pattern as the Wimbledon example, down to the identical 'strap-work' design around the edge of the dish, an electrotype circular `Temperantia` charger dish, after the original by Francois Briot (circa 1585), decorated in relief with a design of allegorical cartouches within borders of strapwork, birds, masks and flowers, diameter approx 48cm., 19in.; sold with an image from a magazine of the Wimbledon trophy (2)