Lot Essay
These ewers are loosely modelled on a George II ewer by Paul de Lamerie of 1737, illustrated in P.A.S. Phillips, Paul de Lamerie, His Life and Work, 1935, pl. CXV
SILVER
A PAIR OF GEORGE II STYLE SILVER-GILT INVERTED HELMET-SHAPED EWERS, each on cast gadrooned and fluted spreading circular foot and with compressed knop, the body applied with scrolls and twisted foliage on a matted ground and with leaf-capped flying scroll handle and shaped moulded rim, 1967, maker's mark RWB
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A PAIR OF GEORGE II STYLE SILVER-GILT INVERTED HELMET-SHAPED EWERS, each on cast gadrooned and fluted spreading circular foot and with compressed knop, the body applied with scrolls and twisted foliage on a matted ground and with leaf-capped flying scroll handle and shaped moulded rim, 1967, maker's mark RWB
13½in. (34.5cm.)
(155ozs.) (2)
13½in. (34.5cm.)
(155ozs.) (2)