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Lot 678 Dα

An unusual George II silver tea caddy

Auction 1220 - overview Cologne
19.05.2023, 10:00 - Silver Porcelain Faience
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 10.710 € (incl. premium)
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An unusual George II silver tea caddy

Rectangular vessel with sliding lid. Decorated around the upper and lower rims with finely chased wave and shell motifs, the handle on the lid with corresponding decor. H 13; W 9.5; D 6 cm, weight 576 g.
London, marks of Paul Crespin, 1745.

Paul Crespin was one of the most important and successful Huguenot silversmiths in 18th century London - with close links to the workshop of Paul de Lamerie. The quality of his work is as impressive as the list of his clients; for example, he supplied the Duke of Somerset in Devon, as well as the 'Jewel House' in the Tower of London, which was responsible for the allocation of silverware to the diplomats of the royal house.

Provenance

Koopman Rare Art, London 2016; North German private collection.

Literature

Cf. a pair of sauce boats by Crespin illustrated in cat. English, Irish and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, New York 1997, no. 88. A teapot with identical decoration made for the Duke of Hamilton illustrated in Hartop, The Huguenot Legacy, English Silver 1680 - 1760, London 1996, no. 76; for more on this maker see also ibid. p. 49 ff.