A SET OF TWELVE REGENCY SILVER SOUP PLATES

MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1814

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A SET OF TWELVE REGENCY SILVER SOUP PLATES
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1814
Each shaped circular, with gadrooned borders and shells and acanthus at intervals, the rim engraved with a coat-of-arms and monogram AMMR, each marked on reverse
10 in. (26.6 cm.) diameter; 333 oz. 10 dwt. (10,380 gr.) (12)

Provenance

Christie's, New York, 23 October 2008, lot 156. Another set of twelve plates of same date and maker sold in these Rooms, 27 October 2005, lot 368.

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Rothschild, granted in Austria and in use from 1817-1822, for Amschel Mayer Rothschild (1773-1855).

Amschel Mayer was the second child and eldest son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), the founder of the Rothschild dynasty. Following his father's death, Amschel Mayer became head of the bank at Frankfurt-am-Main, while his brothers were dispatched to establish branches in London, Naples, Paris, and Vienna.

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