Lot Essay
The monogram and coronet are those of Angela, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, the celebrated heiress of Harriot Mellon (see footnote to lot ).
Details
A PAIR OF REGENCY SILVER SALT CELLARS
LONDON, 1813, MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL STORR
Each of shaped circular form, raised on three lion's-paw feet headed by lion's masks, the sides chased with floral garlands against a matted ground, the applied rim of alternating shells and acanthus, the interior gilt, the bases engraved with script monogram BC below a Baron's coronet, marked under bases--4 1/8 in. diameter
(23 oz.) (2)
LONDON, 1813, MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL STORR
Each of shaped circular form, raised on three lion's-paw feet headed by lion's masks, the sides chased with floral garlands against a matted ground, the applied rim of alternating shells and acanthus, the interior gilt, the bases engraved with script monogram BC below a Baron's coronet, marked under bases--4 1/8 in. diameter
(23 oz.) (2)
Provenance
The Coutts Heirlooms, Christie's London, 1919 (?)