Tea Urn
1802-1803 (hallmarked)
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Jean-Jacques Boileau, who may have designed this urn, came to England around 1787 to work at Carlton House for the Prince Regent. His sophisticated Neo-classical style owes much to that of the French silversmith, Henri Auguste (1759-1816) as well as contemporary Egyptomania and design sources published in England and France.
By the early 19th century, the immense wealth of Britain's richest citizens enabled them to patronise the luxury trades of coach-builders, cabinet-makers and silversmiths. The Prince Regent (Later George IV) and his aristocratic contemporaries set the style of what became known as the Regency period.They were indebted to the most prestigious firm of London goldsmiths of the age, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. The company supplied silver at the forefront of fashion. Their large design studio included important artists such as John Flaxman and Jean-Jacques Boileau.
Sir Arthur and Rosalinde Gilbert began collecting in the 1960s and over a period of 40 years formed one of the world’s great private collections of decorative arts. The collection consists of over 800 objects from the fields of European gold and silver, Italian mosaics and hardstone, portrait enamels and gold boxes. Sir Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996 to be housed at Somerset House, London, having previously been displayed at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). In 2008 the collection was moved to dedicated galleries in the V&A, where a selection has been on permanent display ever since.
By the early 19th century, the immense wealth of Britain's richest citizens enabled them to patronise the luxury trades of coach-builders, cabinet-makers and silversmiths. The Prince Regent (Later George IV) and his aristocratic contemporaries set the style of what became known as the Regency period.They were indebted to the most prestigious firm of London goldsmiths of the age, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. The company supplied silver at the forefront of fashion. Their large design studio included important artists such as John Flaxman and Jean-Jacques Boileau.
Sir Arthur and Rosalinde Gilbert began collecting in the 1960s and over a period of 40 years formed one of the world’s great private collections of decorative arts. The collection consists of over 800 objects from the fields of European gold and silver, Italian mosaics and hardstone, portrait enamels and gold boxes. Sir Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996 to be housed at Somerset House, London, having previously been displayed at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). In 2008 the collection was moved to dedicated galleries in the V&A, where a selection has been on permanent display ever since.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Raised, cast, stamped and chased silver and carved ivory |
| Brief description | Silver and carved ivory, London hallmarks for 1802-1803, mark of Paul Storr |
| Physical description | Oval urn with rounded base and almost straight sides, applied bands of braiding, beading and simulated pleating, and a band of diagonal fluting chased around the upper part, the swing handle in the form of a serpent with an ivory hand-grip, and the spout chased with foliage and fluting. The domed cover chased with foliage and fluting, with an ivory spigot. The stand with four bracket-and-leaf feet, with a band of braiding around the border, the centre chased with a calyx of matted foliage with a freestanding crest for William Henry Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington in the centre, above this, the supporting frame which rests on four paw feet. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: William Henry Vale, third earl of Darlington and fourth duke of Cleveland. By descent to Baron Barnard, Raby Castle, sale, Christie's, lot 143, 15/07/1975. Purchased from S.J. Shrubsole Corporation, New York, 1975. |
| Production | Probably made for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. |
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| Summary | Jean-Jacques Boileau, who may have designed this urn, came to England around 1787 to work at Carlton House for the Prince Regent. His sophisticated Neo-classical style owes much to that of the French silversmith, Henri Auguste (1759-1816) as well as contemporary Egyptomania and design sources published in England and France. By the early 19th century, the immense wealth of Britain's richest citizens enabled them to patronise the luxury trades of coach-builders, cabinet-makers and silversmiths. The Prince Regent (Later George IV) and his aristocratic contemporaries set the style of what became known as the Regency period.They were indebted to the most prestigious firm of London goldsmiths of the age, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. The company supplied silver at the forefront of fashion. Their large design studio included important artists such as John Flaxman and Jean-Jacques Boileau. Sir Arthur and Rosalinde Gilbert began collecting in the 1960s and over a period of 40 years formed one of the world’s great private collections of decorative arts. The collection consists of over 800 objects from the fields of European gold and silver, Italian mosaics and hardstone, portrait enamels and gold boxes. Sir Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996 to be housed at Somerset House, London, having previously been displayed at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). In 2008 the collection was moved to dedicated galleries in the V&A, where a selection has been on permanent display ever since. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.773:1 to 4-2008 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2008 |
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