Property of an Important West Coast Collection
A William IV Silver Marine-Theme Soup Tureen and Cover, Paul Storr, London, 1836
Lot Closed
October 17, 07:13 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A William IV Silver Marine-Theme Soup Tureen and Cover, Paul Storr, London, 1836
of heavy weight, the oval base cast and chased with four dolphins with scrolled tails rising from spume, the body deeply chased with shellwork below the everted spume rim, entwined coral handles, the domed cover with conch shell finial resting on seaweed, silver liner with scroll grips, marked on base, cover, liner and finial, the base rim stamped Storr & Mortimer 224
186 oz
5784 g
length over handles 15 in.
38.2 cm
David Orgell, Beverly Hills, CA
The cast dolphin base was used by Storr for a pair of tureens 1823 for the Sampaio service, previously used for the Duke of Devonshire, see Christopher Hartop, Art in Industry, The Silver of Paul Storr, catalogue for Koopman Rare Art, 2015, pp. 98-99.
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