Ladle
1738-1739 (hallmarked)
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The vine and hop motifs entwined in the decoration of this ladle eloquently proclaim its purpose. The delicate modelling of the detail, although a little worn through use, is characteristic of the silver associated with Paul de Lamerie's virtuoso modeller, the enigmatic Maynard Master. De Lamerie's workshop regularly supplied ladles for bowls and tureens.
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 | Cast, chased and engraved silver |
| Brief description | Cast, chased and engraved silver punch ladle; London hallmarks for 1738-39, mark of Paul de Lamerie |
| Physical description | Punch ladle; silver, cast, chased and engraved; the stem elongated and decorated with scroll, vine and hop motifs in relief; the bowl plain on the inside, the outside as stylized shell; with unidentified crest on stem |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on Loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | The object's function as a punch ladle is clearly indicated by the use of vine and hop motifs in the decoration. P. A. S. Phillips, writing in 1935 (p. 103), suggested that "this is probably a unique specimen", but a virtually identical, although unmarked, ladle appeared at Christie's in 1977 (Clayton 1985B, p. 184, no. 3) (Schroder, 1988, p. 237) Provenance: Possibly Phillips Garden, sale, 1751. Lord Cranworth, sale, Christie's, lot 103 (sold with a soup tureen by Phillips Garden), April 15, 1931. Crichton Brothers, London. Sale, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 72, June 4, 1974. |
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| Summary | The vine and hop motifs entwined in the decoration of this ladle eloquently proclaim its purpose. The delicate modelling of the detail, although a little worn through use, is characteristic of the silver associated with Paul de Lamerie's virtuoso modeller, the enigmatic Maynard Master. De Lamerie's workshop regularly supplied ladles for bowls and tureens. 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.732-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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