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Lot Essay
Vere, 3rd Earl Poulett (d.1788) succeeded his brother in 1764 and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Devonshire in 1771. His reputation was that he preferred country life to a political career in London. Lord Egremont recounted the 3rd Earl's exploits in shooting with a bow and arrow; when asked how many he had killed, he replied 'None killed, not one, but I put them all in the utmost consternation!' He and his wife, who died in 1819, are buried together in the family vault at Hinton St George in Somerset.
The design of the cup is composed of elements which appear in a number of cups in the 1730s and early 1740s. T. Schroder in Silver at Partridge, 1992, p.26 notes four cups closely related to the present example, by Lamerie, John White, and Benjamin Godfrey. Perhaps the closest example is that by Lamerie, 1736, now in the Al Tajir Collection, exhibited London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, 1989, no. 74. The handle castings were also used by George Wickes and Charles Kandler. The appearance of similar forms in the work of so many silversmiths illustrates the intertwined working relationships that existed in the 18th century London silver trade.
The design of the cup is composed of elements which appear in a number of cups in the 1730s and early 1740s. T. Schroder in Silver at Partridge, 1992, p.26 notes four cups closely related to the present example, by Lamerie, John White, and Benjamin Godfrey. Perhaps the closest example is that by Lamerie, 1736, now in the Al Tajir Collection, exhibited London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, 1989, no. 74. The handle castings were also used by George Wickes and Charles Kandler. The appearance of similar forms in the work of so many silversmiths illustrates the intertwined working relationships that existed in the 18th century London silver trade.