Basket (Primary Title)
Paul Storr, English, 1771 - 1844 (Marked by)
This massive silver basket was part of a large service supplied by the retailers Rundell & Bridge to George O’Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837). Egremont was a forward-looking philanthropist, famous as a patron of the artist J.M.W. Turner. He was an expansive host, as one of his guests commented, “There is plenty, but not absurd profusion; good wines but not extravagant waste. Everything solid, liberal, rich and English.”
Maker's mark: Paul Storr
sterling; London 1813/14; Heraldry
Engraved arms of Wyndham quartering Hopton, borne by George, 3rd Earl of Egremont and his wife Elizabeth, whom he married in 1801.
Gift of Rita R. Gans
2018: Collecting for the Commonwealth Preserving for the Nation, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1919-2018, Winter Antiques Show, Park Avenue Armory, New York City, NY, January 18 - 26, 2018.
The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, Christie's, London, 1989, no. 135
The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, Christie's, London, 1989, no. 135
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