Lot Essay
A pair of similar wine-coolers by the same maker were sold Christie's London, 12 June 2002, lot 59
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MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1811
Details
A pair of George III silver wine-coolers, collars and liners
Mark of Paul Storr, London, 1811
Each part fluted vase-shaped, with gadrooned, foliate and shell borders, on four foliate scroll feet on low platforms with canted corners, the reeded foliate and shell handles with lion's mask terminals, with detachable collars and liners, each body engraved twice with a coat of arms, the collars engraved twice with a crest, marked on bases, collars and liners
9½in. (24cm.) high
251oz. (7,833gr.)
The arms are those of John Toler, Baron Norbury of Ballycrenode, Co. Tipperary, created Earl of Norbury in 1827, and his wife Grace Graham, whom he married in 1778. He died aged 85 in 1831. (2)
Mark of Paul Storr, London, 1811
Each part fluted vase-shaped, with gadrooned, foliate and shell borders, on four foliate scroll feet on low platforms with canted corners, the reeded foliate and shell handles with lion's mask terminals, with detachable collars and liners, each body engraved twice with a coat of arms, the collars engraved twice with a crest, marked on bases, collars and liners
9½in. (24cm.) high
251oz. (7,833gr.)
The arms are those of John Toler, Baron Norbury of Ballycrenode, Co. Tipperary, created Earl of Norbury in 1827, and his wife Grace Graham, whom he married in 1778. He died aged 85 in 1831. (2)
Provenance
William Randolph Heart, sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, 7 December 1951, lot 91
The Collection of the late Mrs Florence Gould, sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, Monaco, 26 June 1984, lot 1209
The Collection of the late Mrs Florence Gould, sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, Monaco, 26 June 1984, lot 1209
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir collection, London, no. 132, p. 171
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir collection, 1989, no. 132
Special notice
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