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K.Coates - centerpiece

The St George centerpiece by Kevin Coates
(1991)

The St George centrepiece. silver, parcel-gilt with patinations and mosaic work set with lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl, coral, ebony and amber. The piece presents a silver-gilt bowl surmounted by an arched patinated silver crossing encasing ebony inlaid with mosaic. A shield bears the Cross of St George, above the flowers and motifs of the United Kingdom. The whole is surmounted by the finial figure of St George vanquishing the self-impaled dragon, realising the motto "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense".

Height 47.5cm
Diameter 46cm

 
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