PAUL STORR (1771 - 1844)
THIS FINE EXAMPLE OF PAUL STORR STERLING SILVER SHOWS JUST HOW SKILLED OF A CRAFTSMAN HIS WAS, IN NOT ONLY HIS EXECUTION OF SILVERSMITHING BUT ALSO IN DESIGN. NOTICE THE WAVE DESIGN ON THE HANDLE OF THE COVER OF THIS WORK OF ART, AND THE 2 HANDLES ON THE SIDE OF THE BODY OF THIS CONTAINER. HE WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE THE LOOK OF WAVES IN THE OCEAN. THE CIRCULAR STAND WITH SHELL CARVED FEET THAT TURN UP, THE CYLINDER CENTER PIECE THAT FLOW DOWN TO SHELL CARVING THAT FLARE OUT AND TO THE SIDES TO CREATE THE FEET THAT ELEVATE THE PIECE EVER SO SLIGHTLY. THE 3 PIECES EACH ARE PIERCED WITH TRELLIS AND QUATREFOIL AND THE SCROLL COVER. THE 3 PIECES COMBINED TOTAL WEIGHT ARE 54 TROY OZ. THE BOTTOM STERLING SILVER
FOOTED TRAY THAT HOLDS THE COVERED CYLINDER HAS AAR FOR A
MONOGRAM.
THE ONLY OTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS WORK IS THE DINNER SERVICE THAT PAUL STORR WAS COMMISSIONED FROM 1836-1837 FOR THE 4TH EARL OF ASHBURNHAM.
IN SILVERSMITHING THERE ARE THE THREE PAULS IN HISTORY THAT CRAFTMANSHIP HAVE BEEN THE MOST DESIRABLE IN COLLECTING AND THEY ARE, PAUL REVERE, PAUL STORR AND PAUL DeLAMERIE.
SO IF YOU ARE A ADVANCED COLLECTOR OR JUST A COLLECTOR FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEAUTY OF A PIECE, HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE. THE PERFECT ADDITION TO THE COLLECTION YOU ALREADY HAVE OR THE START OF A NEW AND WONDERFUL COLLECTION.
PAUL STORR (1771-1841)
$48,000.00