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A Milton ShieldDesigned By Morel Ladeuil For Messrs. Elkington & Co., Circa 1873
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,750 inc. premium
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Designed By Morel Ladeuil For Messrs. Elkington & Co., Circa 1873
Designed By Morel Ladeuil For Messrs. Elkington & Co., Circa 1873
Of copper electrotype coated with oxydized silver (minor wear) and of slightly convex oval form with roped border, the central circular panel depicting Adam and Eve addressed by the archangel Raphael, framed on either side with oviodal panels depicting subjects from Milton's 'Paradise Lost', sixth book, the hosts of Heaven attacking the rebels who are driven out and fall to perdition, St. Michael waving his flaming sword over the dragon who appears in human form, Sin and Death appearing at the base, the border with zodiac signs symbolising the rolling year and flight of time, the upper part of the shield depicting angels and seraphs soaring high above the strife below, flanking the emblem of all Light and Life and encircled by winged cherub's heads, in its wooden frame
99 cm. high including frame
99 cm. high including frame
Footnotes
The original of this shield was made for Elkington's display at the 1867 Paris Exhibition for which the firm received a gold medal. The shield was also displayed at the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873 and the manufacturers produced an advertising card illustrating the shield, explaining the symbolism employed, giving details of its manufacture and pricing the three grades available, the present example being £9.9s
Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 24 July 2003, lot 192








