Both of simplified Warwick Vase form, raised on a square plinth, the body applied with acanthus with twisted grapevine handles and gadrooned rim with pendant grape bunches, removable liners, marked on sides and undersides of liners;
Together with a pair of silver-gilt salt spoons with lobed bowls, twisting handles, and trident-form terminals, mark of William Henry Brewis & Co., London, 1890
5⁵⁄₈ in. (14.3 cm.) long, over handles
30 oz. 16 dwt. (958 gr.)

Acquired from Garrard & Co. Ltd., London by Ann and Gordon Getty, 1 September 1980.

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The Warwick Vase, a colossal marble vase from the 2nd century AD, became one of the most celebrated pieces of antiquity. The vase, measuring nearly six feet high, was excavated in 1770 from a lake at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli and acquired by Sir William Hamilton, antiquarian and Ambassador to Naples. It was later sold to the Earl of Warwick who installed it on the grounds of Warwick Castle. In 1778, Piranesi produced an engraving of the vase which subsequently served as inspiration for reproductions in silver, bronze marble, etc., throughout the 19th century.