MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1835

細節

A WILLIAM IV SILVER-GILT VASE AND COVER
Mark of Paul Storr, London, 1835
Campana form, on a circular foot, the baluster stem applied with masks and scroll brackets, the lower body chased with shells and masks, the body chased and applied with the Judgement of Paris, the everted rim chased with lotus leaves, the domed cover surmounted by a Cupid and dolphin finial, marked on shoulder, cover bezel, and finial
23¼in. (59cm.) high; 207oz. 10dwt. (6463gr.) (2)

出版

Mary A. Clark, Paul Storr Silver in American Collections, 1972, no. 71, p. 18

展覽

Paul Storr Silver in American Collections, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1972, no. 71

拍品專文

A similiar, but larger, cup in the Al-Tajir Collection probably served as the model for this cup. Dating to 1834 and depicting a battle scene of Romans and barbarians, it is illustrated in The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 167, p. 216.