MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1814-1817

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TWO PAIRS OF REGENCY SILVER SALTS
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1814-1817
Of bombe form with foliate and shell rims, the bodies with ribbon-tied floral swags, underside engraved with initials BC under a baron's coronet, raised on four lions head feet, gilt interior; marked to underside

4 ¼ in. (10 cm.) diameter
51 oz. 12 dwt. (1,605 gr.)

來源

The initials are those of Angela, Baroness Burdett Coutts (1814-1906), and then by descent.
Anonymous Sale; Christie's, London; 29 November 2011, lot 342 (part).

拍品專文

Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906) was the granddaughter of Thomas Coutts (1735-1822), founder and, in 1778, sole partner of the London banking firm Coutts & Co., and his first wife Susan Starkie (d. 1815). She used her wealth to amass a large art collection and to fund numerous philanthropic schemes for which she was created a Baroness by Queen Victoria in 1871. She died on December 30, 1906 and her body lay in State for two days, during which time 30,000 people paid their last respects. She was buried in Westminster Abbey on 5 January 1906.

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