MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1751

Details

A GEORGE II SILVER KETTLE, STAND AND LAMP
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1751
Inverted pear-shaped, cast and chased overall with putti amid foliage, scrolls, rocaille and lion's masks, further cast and chased with panels of chinoiserie scenes and with a scroll spout, issuing from a lion's mask, the hinged cover with foliage finial, the stand similarly cast and with a central lamp with detachable cover, marked under kettle, on stand, inside cover and inside lamp cover
14½ in. (37 cm.) high
gross weight 84 oz. 13 dwt. (2,633 gr.)

Provenance

Possibly Sir Peter Byrne Leicester 4th Bt. (1732-1770) and then by descent to
Cuthbert Leicester-Warren (1877-1954)
C. Leicester-Warren Esq., removed from Tabley House, Knutsford; Christie's, London, 11 May 1927, lot 43.
A Californian Collector; Christie's, London, 24 November 1971, lot 64.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 27 October 1986, lot 656.

Literature

Christie's Review of the Season, London, 1987, p. 314.
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, p. 136.

Exhibited

London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 98.

Brought to you by

Matilda Burn

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

mburns@christies.com +44 (0)20 7752 3026

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

The present lot is not engraved with a crest or coat-of-arms, however the 1927 Leicester-Warren sale also included a pair of small oval trays also by Paul de Lamerie, which were engraved with the contemporary arms of Leicester for the 4th baronet, which suggests that the kettle may have been commissioned by him.

More from Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

View All