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MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1826
Details
A GEORGE IV SILVER KETTLE ON STAND
Maker's mark of Paul Storr, London, 1826
The inverted pear-shaped body chased at the shoulder with a band of scrolling foliage on a matte background, with overhead foliate scroll swing handle and fluted scroll spout, the hinged domed cover with conforming decoration and flower-form finial, the reverse chased with a scroll cartouche enclosing an engraved coat-of-arms, crest, and motto, the rectangular stand resting on four scroll feet, with two bifurcated scroll and foliate supports, with central removable lamp with cover engraved with a crest, fully marked
Overall height 13¾in. (35cm.); 111oz. (3467gr.)
Maker's mark of Paul Storr, London, 1826
The inverted pear-shaped body chased at the shoulder with a band of scrolling foliage on a matte background, with overhead foliate scroll swing handle and fluted scroll spout, the hinged domed cover with conforming decoration and flower-form finial, the reverse chased with a scroll cartouche enclosing an engraved coat-of-arms, crest, and motto, the rectangular stand resting on four scroll feet, with two bifurcated scroll and foliate supports, with central removable lamp with cover engraved with a crest, fully marked
Overall height 13¾in. (35cm.); 111oz. (3467gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, New York, October 30, 1990, lot 150