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Soup Tureen
Marked by: Paul de Lamerie (Dutch (active in England) 1688–1751)
English (London)
1736–37
Medium/Technique
Sterling silver
Dimensions
Overall: 24.6 x 42 x 25.5 cm (9 11/16 x 16 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Weight: 134 oz 18 dwt (4197g)
Weight: 134 oz 18 dwt (4197g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.59a-b
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOval bombe shape, raised on four lion's paw feet with entwined tails and headed by lion's masks. Tied-reed rim, with two double-scroll handles ending in sea monster heads and scalework, shells, and foliage. The domed cover surmounted by a handle formed as two lion masks. Each side of the cover engraved with a shield enclosing a crest.
Marks
Struck under bases with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1736-7) and with maker's mark of Paul de Lamerie.
ProvenanceBy 1996, with S. J. Phillips Ltd., London; by 1996, most probably sold by S. J. Phillips to Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)