Antique English Silver / 04_19 (scroll down to see image)
A George II Kettle & Stand (SOLD)
London 1739 by Paul de Lamerie
Height: 13" Weight: 65 ozs. 10 dwts.
Provenance: S.J. Shrubsole
Engraved with the arms of Andrew Mitchell of Edinburgh. Trained as a lawyer in London, Mitchell was appointed Under Secretary of State for Scotland in 1742, Envoy to Berlin in 1756, and finally Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia. For his diplomatic service there during the Seven Years War, he received the Order of the Bath.
A Pair of George II Salts (SOLD)
London 1746 by Paul de Lamerie
Diameter: 2 7/8" Weight: 14 ozs. 13 dwts.
An almost identical salt belonging to Lord Hotham is illustrated in P. A. S. Phillips, Paul de Lamerie: His Life and Work, pl. LXXVII. |
