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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. |
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[[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]] |
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[[File:LeQuesneKettle.jpg|thumb|200px|Silver kettle, stand and lamp made for the marriage of Sir John Le Quesne to Mary Knight in April 1738. Mary Knight married 2ndly [[Robert Knight, 1st Earl of Catherlough]]. It displays the acorn arms of Le Quesne, which name derives from the French ''Chene'', oak. [[William Randolph Hearst]] expressed his attraction to this object. Made by [[Paul de Lamerie]] (1688-1751), London, England, 1736-37. V&A, London, no. loan Gilbert.675-2008]] |
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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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Revision as of 17:43, 9 December 2010
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.
He opened his shop in 1712 and was appointed goldsmith to George I in 1716.
He also worked for the Portuguese king John V before losing favour to the Germains in Paris. Amongst his production to the Portuguese Court was a huge solid silver bath tub lost in the great 1755 earthquake.
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References
- ^ "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.