MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1823

Details

A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER WINE COOLERS
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1823
Each baluster, the spiral-fluted body with alternating matte panels, with two heraldic crest handles and grapevine borders, engraved on either side with a coat-of-arms, with a silver-plated liner and collar, marked under bases
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high; 192 oz. (5,979 gr.) (2)

Provenance

Christie's, London, 28 March 1984, lot 251

Literature

Christie's Review of the Season, 1984
The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, illus. no. 155, p. 202.

Exhibited

"The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection," London, 1989, no. 155

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Thompson for Richard Thompson, Esq., of Kirby Hall, Yorkshire, who married in 1803, Elizabeth, daughter of John Turton, of Sugnall Hall, Staffordshire. The handles are in the form of the Thompson crest.

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