Taperstick
Paul Storr (1771-1844)
Category
Silver
Date
1797
Materials
Silver
Measurements
174 x 95 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516531
Summary
Pair of silver tripod tapersticks, on lions mask and paw feet with fluted and foliage baluster stem and vase-shaped sockets with gadrooned detachable nozzles. George III by Paul Storr 1797. Hallmark on feet.
Provenance
Part of the Fairhaven Collection. The house and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1966 by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)
Makers and roles
Paul Storr (1771-1844)