John Blades - A regency cut glass and ormolu epergne

Date	circa 1815
Period	Regency
Origin	English
Medium	Glass
Dimensions	43 x 41 cm (16⁷/₈ x 16¹/₈ inches)
Gallery	Ronald Phillips Ltd

Description
Technical

Note: One cut glass dish is a replacement.
An aquatint illustrating the showrooms of John Blades was published by Rudolph Ackermann in 1823. A similar epergne features in this illustration.
This epergne is the only known example by the Blades workshop to have come to light so far.

Date: circa 1815
Period: Regency
Origin: English
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: 43 x 41 cm (16⁷/₈ x 16¹/₈ inches)
Provenance: Private collection, Scotland.
Literature: Rudolph Ackermann, Repository of the Arts, 1 April 1823.