Salver
1741-1742 (hallmarked)
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The Sixth Earl of Mountrath was one of de Lamerie's most important clients during the late 1730s and early 1740s, ordering sizeable quantities of plate from the goldsmith. He gave him considerable freedom to produce designs in the fullest and most imaginative rococo taste. This salver and its companion were produced in the middle of de Lamerie's career, when his powers of inventiveness were at their zenith and they are part of one of the most interesting groups of English 18th century plate ever produced.
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Raised, cast, chased, flat-chased, tooled and engraved silver |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt, London hallmarks for 1741-2, mark of Paul de Lamerie. |
| Physical description | Standing on four pierced feet modeled with lion masks, the border with masks of the four seasons, the surface with a band of flowers, scrolls and shells and the centre engraved with a coat of arms. |
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| Gallery label | (Gallery 71, case 2)
6, 8. Pair of salvers
1741–42
London, England; Paul de Lamerie (1688–1751), attributed to the Maynard Master
Silver
Engraved with the arms of Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrath; later engraved with the crest of the Monson family on the back
Museum nos. Loan:Gilbert.729, 730-2008(16/11/2016) |
| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. |
| Object history | Provenance: Algernon, sixth earl of Mountrath. By descent to the earl of Portarlington. Mr and Mrs Frank E. Zorniger, Wilmire, Kentucky. S. J. Shrubsole Corporation, New York. Purchased from Partridge (Fine Arts) Ltd., London, 1971. |
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| Summary | The Sixth Earl of Mountrath was one of de Lamerie's most important clients during the late 1730s and early 1740s, ordering sizeable quantities of plate from the goldsmith. He gave him considerable freedom to produce designs in the fullest and most imaginative rococo taste. This salver and its companion were produced in the middle of de Lamerie's career, when his powers of inventiveness were at their zenith and they are part of one of the most interesting groups of English 18th century plate ever produced. Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.730-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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