Feast of the Gods' charger, 1808, William Pitts; Manufacturer: Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, English, apprenticed 1769, free 1784, registered marks 1781, 1786, 1791, and 1806, 2 1/8 x 24 x 24 in. (5.4 x 60.96 x 60.96 cm), Gilt silver, England, 19th century, The London firm of Rundell, Bridge & Rundell was the undisputed tastemaker in Regency silver design. The first of eight versions made by Rundells over several years, this charger was probably made to entice orders from their prominent clients, numbering, among others, the Prince of Wales. The central image is ultimately based on a 16th century Venetian bronze relief, representing the apotheosis of Doge Sebastiano Venier, who helped to secure the Holy League's victory in the Battle of Lepanto. In 1719, Bernard de Montfaucon published an engraving of the image in 'L'Antiquité Expliquée', titling it 'The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis.' Rundell, Bridge & Rundell used Montfaucon's engraving as a model, certainly believing it to depict an epi