A pewter salver in Renaissance style, so-called 'Temperantiaschuessel', Probably South German, partly after a model by François Briot 19th century

the raised centre inserted with a female figure allegorical for Temperance surrounded by interlaced strap work enlivened by mascaroons, half-figures, stags and bunches of fruit, plain cavetto with repair and cast with oval-shaped makers mark, the rim cast with five biblical scenes from the story of the Prodigal Son; the reverse with soldering around the central plaque, soldering to cavetto, engraved with the initials MW, dark grey varnished patina

Literature:
Philips / Dubbe no. 150

Related Literature:
Haedeke 1963, fig. 124

Dusseldorf 1981, no. 21 (decorations on the rim)