Tureen

Paul de Lamerie  (English, 1688–1751, active 1712–51)

Date:
1736/37
Culture:
British, London
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall (confirmed): 11 7/8 x 13 7/8 x 10 3/8 in., 150 oz. 18 dwt. (30.2 x 35.2 x 26.4 cm, 4.694kg)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Accession Number:
49.7.99 a-d
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: (Scratched inside cover): N=1.= (Scratched on bottom): N=1=161=16

    Marking: [1] Britannia; [2] Small "a" in heraldic shield with pointed base and chamfered corners at top (London date letter for 1736-37); [3] LIon's head [4] Lion passant; [5] L A, with crown and star above, fleur-de-lis below (maker's mark, Paul Lamerie, entered 1712) (Grimwade 1892) [6] unreadable mark Location of marks: [1]-[6] on bottom of tureen, [1] struck over [4] [1]-[3] inside cover

  • Provenance

    Rt. Hon. Montagu Swaythling ; [ Christie's, London , May 6, 1924, #22 ] ; Jules S. Bache (to MMA)

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