Platter Collection (page 5)

Queen Dido of Carthages banquet for the poet Aeneas. Dido in a tiara is flanked by Aeneas and her sister Anna on a raised platform, while servants bring food and drink to a platter on a tripod

Scala Tous les Soirs, late 19th to early 20th century (colour litho)
747133 Scala Tous les Soirs, late 19th to early 20th century (colour litho) by French School; Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; French, out of copyright

Le Midy, end of the 17th century (coloured engraving)
CHT168349 Le Midy, end of the 17th century (coloured engraving) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781801 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - dressed vegetables: Stuffed tomatoes, Vegetable marrow a la creme, Spinach, Potato croquettes)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781793 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - poultry: Roast fowls, Roast goose, Roast turkey with savoury balls, Roast duck, Boiled chicken)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781758 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - chaudfroid dishes: Turkey en chaudfroid, Chaudfroid of salmon, Decorated chaudfroid of ham)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781757 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - dessert fruit (from 1 to 12): Apricots, White cherries, Black cherries; White

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781756 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - fancy cakes: cakes and gateaux showing various styles of icing and decoration)

Beefex makes the ideal sandwich
Advertisement for Beefex, a beef extract, promoting its use as a nourishing and delicious sandwich filling. Date: c. 1920s

White Grapes on a Plate (oil on canvas)
CH401064 White Grapes on a Plate (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raisins Blancs dans un Plat; ); Photo eChristies Images; French

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781797 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - sweets and gateaux: Eclairs, Assorted pastry, Rice and apple gateau, Gateau St Honore, Simnel cake)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781789 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - fish dishes (from 1 - 7): Scallops au Gratin, Red mullet, Salmon au naturel, Mayonnaise of lobster

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781788 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - cold entrees: Chicken medaillons, Cold border of salmon, Beef galantine, Zephires of duck)

Peacock sitting on the branch of a wild rose bush (faience)
XIR375799 Peacock sitting on the branch of a wild rose bush (faience) by Turkish School, (16th century); Musee National de Ceramique, Sevres, France; (add.info.: peacock on hips; ); Turkish

The Lyell Salver, 1818 (silver) (see also 355574)
NCO202199 The Lyell Salver, 1818 (silver) (see also 355574) by Hennell, Samuel (fl.1802-18); diameter:25.4 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; British, out of copyright

Basin, 1618 (silver)
CLK339819 Basin, 1618 (silver) by English School, (17th century); 50.8x50.8x6.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: The Mount Edgcumbe Dish)

Platter, Tureen and Tureen Lid, made by Henry Adnet, 1735-1738 (silver)
499906 Platter, Tureen and Tureen Lid, made by Henry Adnet, 1735-1738 (silver) by Meissonnier, Juste Aurele (1695-1750); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Chalice and paten, 1507-08 (gold with enamel)
AMO451773 Chalice and paten, 1507-08 (gold with enamel) by English School, (16th century); height: 15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Lustre plate
CH42970 Lustre plate by Massier, Clement (1845-1917); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Worcester oblong dish from the Duke of Gloucester service, 1775-78 (porcelain)
BON39228 Worcester oblong dish from the Duke of Gloucester service, 1775-78 (porcelain) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Large oval dish moulded in relief with reptiles and fish (earthenware)
XIR158695 Large oval dish moulded in relief with reptiles and fish (earthenware) by Palissy, Bernard (1509-90); 55x40 cm; Louvre-Lens, France; French, out of copyright

Man chasing his hat down a muddy street in a high wind
5893716 Man chasing his hat down a muddy street in a high wind. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Man chasing his hat down a muddy street in a high wind)

Allegory of the five senses (oil on canvas)
994362 Allegory of the five senses (oil on canvas) by Recco, Giuseppe (1634-95); 61.5x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: roses, carnations, orange blossoms and morning glory in a sculpted vase)

A Galle Sousmarin martele and double overlaid platter
991018 A Galle Sousmarin martele and double overlaid platter, decorated with a crab and star-fish amidst sea foliage, (glass)

Servitor, Bachelor of Divinity, Collector, engraved by J. Agar, published in R
778197 Servitor, Bachelor of Divinity, Collector, engraved by J. Agar, published in R. Ackermanns History of Oxford, 1814 (hand-coloured engraving) by Uwins

Jack Sprat could eat no fat (colour litho)
3631208 Jack Sprat could eat no fat (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack Sprat could eat no fat)

Withers, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465432 Withers, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Pair of female attendants, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (cloisonne enamel)
PFR208020 Pair of female attendants, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (cloisonne enamel) by Chinese School (18th century); height: 46.5 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Arita dish, after a Dutch original, late 17th century (porcelain)
PFR270975 Arita dish, after a Dutch original, late 17th century (porcelain) by Japanese School, (17th century); Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Japanese, out of copyright

The Knight and the Lady (colour litho)
1040902 The Knight and the Lady (colour litho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Knight and the Lady)

Octopus and Ocean Fish by Totoya Hokkei, 1818-30 (woodblock print)
3036424 Octopus and Ocean Fish by Totoya Hokkei, 1818-30 (woodblock print) by Hokkei, Toyota (1780-1850); (add.info.: Octopus with other ocean fish of the Kanagawa Prefecture by Totoya Hokkei)

Ceremonial feast under Louis XIV of France (chromolitho)
1093657 Ceremonial feast under Louis XIV of France (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceremonial feast under Louis XIV of France)

Young Girl Carrying a Garland of Roses on a Platter, early 1770s (terracotta)
491245 Young Girl Carrying a Garland of Roses on a Platter, early 1770s (terracotta) by Clodion, Claude Michel (1738-1814); h:45.10 w:15.20 d:17.30 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Imari dish, Genroku period, 1688-1704 (porcelain)
BAL45068 Imari dish, Genroku period, 1688-1704 (porcelain) by Japanese School, (17th-18th century); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Charger bearing coat of arms of the Weavers Company, 1670 (ceramic)
CS31787 Charger bearing coat of arms of the Weavers Company, 1670 (ceramic) by English School, (17th century); Cotehele House, Cornwall, UK; English, out of copyright

The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803
NCO190183 The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 25x35.5 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Two heads are better than one: chef carrying a pigs head on a platter (colour litho)
5996769 Two heads are better than one: chef carrying a pigs head on a platter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two heads are better than one)

A dish, 1690-95 (silver-gilt)
6151690 A dish, 1690-95 (silver-gilt) by German School, (17th century); length: 40.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mark of Johann Wagner, Augsburg)

The Kirkleatham Centrepiece, 1731-32 (silver)
3951052 The Kirkleatham Centrepiece, 1731-32 (silver) by Willaume, David (1658-1741) & Tanqueray, Anne (1691-1733); Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) UK; (add.info)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781798 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - salads (from 1 to 10): Cucumber, Beetroot and potato, Macedoine, Tomato, Russian, Italian, Prawn

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781750 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - dressed vegetables: Stuffed tomatoes, Vegetable marrow a la creme, Spinach, Potato croquettes)

Dish with a pastoral scene, probably representing Theokritos
3267772 Dish with a pastoral scene, probably representing Theokritos, Late Hellenistic Period (silver) by Greek School; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Greek, out of copyright

Oyster tureen with stand, 1884 (silver)
1072196 Oyster tureen with stand, 1884 (silver) by Gorham Manufacturing Company; 22.9x26.3x22.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Discretionary Decorative Arts Fund and gift of David T

Martha, 1888 (stained glass)
3475510 Martha, 1888 (stained glass) by Brown, John William (1842-1928); St Mary Magdalene Church, Woodstock, UK; (add.info.: James Powell & Sons); eAlastair Carew-Cox; out of copyright

"The boars head in hand bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary"(engraving)
2781213 " The boars head in hand bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration of the First Thanksgiving, 1926 (screen print)
2622339 Illustration of the First Thanksgiving, 1926 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of the first Thanksgiving)

Wineglass and a Bowl of Fruit, 1663 (oil on canvas)
499554 Wineglass and a Bowl of Fruit, 1663 (oil on canvas) by Kalf, Willem (1619-93); 81x70.5 (framed) 60.3x50.2 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Abundant Fruit, 1858 (oil on canvas)
487942 Abundant Fruit, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Roesen, Severin (c.1820-72); 99x124.4 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

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Indulge in the flavors of the Middle East with a platter that will transport your taste buds to Egypt and beyond. This delightful assortment includes the aromatic Basbousa, an Egyptian semolina cake that is both sweet and satisfying. Savor every bite as you explore the rich culinary traditions of North Africa, where Middle Eastern food reigns supreme. As you delve into this mouthwatering platter, let your senses be captivated by the vibrant colors and exotic aromas reminiscent of bustling markets in Cairo. Just like an English Country Squire carves beef at a traditional feast, carve out moments of pure bliss with each delectable morsel. No Thanksgiving table is complete without a succulent turkey taking center stage, but why not elevate your holiday spread with this tantalizing platter? It's a fusion of cultures on one plate - from Beardsley's Salome to Head's Girl with a Platter of Fruit after Titian - celebrating artistry alongside gastronomy. Take a moment to sip on some Turkish Tea while relishing in the company of loved ones gathered around this bountiful platter. Let conversations flow as freely as Brussels' famous Belgium chocolates melt in your mouth – their decadence rivaling even the most exquisite delicacies. Intrigue awaits as you discover historical treasures like Roman silver platters adorned with Bacchanalian figures from the Mildenhall treasure. And don't miss The Famous Dolma Maker in Constantinople, whose expertise brings forth dolmas bursting with flavor and tradition. But beware. Strong Cheese repels both diner and waiter alike – it’s an acquired taste for those brave enough to venture into its pungent depths. Nevertheless, this diverse platter offers something for everyone – whether it's market reports or simply enjoying A Plate of Mussels by the sea. So gather 'round and embark on a culinary journey through time and continents with our extraordinary platter.