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'''Paul de Lamerie''' ([[1688]] - [[1751]]) was the best-known [[England|English]] [[silversmith]] of his generation. Though his mark raises the market value of silver, his output was large and not all his pieces are outstanding. Lamerie's [[Huguenot]] parents had left [[France]] following the [[Edict of Fontainebleau]] ([[1685]]). They initially settled in the [[Dutch Republic|United Provinces]], where Paul was born, moving to [[London]] in [[1691]]. Lamerie is notable for working in the [[Rococo]] style from the 1730s.
'''Paul de Lamerie''' (1688 - 1751) was the best-known [[England|English]] [[silversmith]] of his generation. Though his mark raises the market value of silver, his output was large and not all his pieces are outstanding. Lamerie's [[Huguenot]] parents had left [[France]] following the [[Edict of Fontainebleau]] (1685). They initially settled in the [[Dutch Republic|United Provinces]], where Paul was born, moving to [[London]] in 1691. Lamerie is notable for working in the [[Rococo]] style from the 1730s.
[[Image:Waiter 1732 LA.jpg|thumb|Lamerie's maker's mark for 1732 on underside of a Britannia gauge waiter]]
[[Image:Waiter 1732 LA.jpg|thumb|Lamerie's maker's mark for 1732 on underside of a Britannia gauge waiter]]
He opened his shop in 1712 and was appointed goldsmith to [[George I of England|George I]] in 1716.
He opened his shop in 1712 and was appointed goldsmith to [[George I of England|George I]] in 1716.

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Cup and Cover, Marked by Paul de Lamerie, England (London), 1736-7 V&A Museum no. 819-1890[1]

Paul de Lamerie (1688 - 1751) was the best-known English silversmith of his generation. Though his mark raises the market value of silver, his output was large and not all his pieces are outstanding. Lamerie's Huguenot parents had left France following the Edict of Fontainebleau (1685). They initially settled in the United Provinces, where Paul was born, moving to London in 1691. Lamerie is notable for working in the Rococo style from the 1730s.

Lamerie's maker's mark for 1732 on underside of a Britannia gauge waiter

He opened his shop in 1712 and was appointed goldsmith to George I in 1716.

References

  1. ^ "Cup and Cover". Metalwork. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  • P.A.S. Phillips, Paul de Lamerie, London 1935.
  • John F. Hayward, Huguenot Silver in England, 1688—1727. London 1959.