A set of four silver figural table decorations, Edward Barnard & Sons, London, 1865

A set of four silver figural table decorations, Edward Barnard & Sons

London, 1865

realistically modelled, tooled and frosted as 'High life' and 'Low life', couples of male and female courtly figures with their waif country equivalents, former elegantly dressed and posed, the country pair with bare feet, all holding baskets for condiments, on stepped bases cast to simulate a grassy floor, numbered 790, 791, 792 and 793

approx. 20cm., 8in. high

2013gr., 64oz. 14dwt.