Bottle
probably Paul de Lamerie (1688 - London 1751)
Category
Silver
Date
1723 - 1724 (probably)
Materials
Silver and glass
Measurements
17.1 x 10.1 x 6.2 cm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852085.5
Summary
One of a pair of silver-mounted glass bottles from a cruet frame, probably by Paul de Lamerie, London, 1723/4. The facet-cut colourless glass bottle conforms to the frame in its lower half, rising to a true octagon. It is surmounted by a silver octagonal neck mount engraved in Régence fashion, alternately with double incurved panels of trelliswork around stylised flowers and interlocking foliate strapwork. The mount has a chased leaf skirt and a hinged domed octagonal cover engraved to match. There is a plain ball finial and no spout. Applied to the rear panel of the mount is a wavy cresting to which is soldered the top of the scroll handle, the bottom resting against the glass bottle. There are no hallmarks. The pairs of bottles are not of the same height, suggesting that one or other is a replacement.
Full description
For more detail see master object.
Provenance
Nicholas Leke, 4th Earl of Scarsdale (d. 1736); 1st Earl of Bristol (bought, as part of an epergne, 1737, at the Scarsdale sale); by descent to the 4th Marquess; accepted by the Treasury in lieu of death duties in 1956 and transferred to the National Trust.
Credit line
Ickworth, the Bristol Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Underside: White rectangular paper label inscribed in ink ‘Lord Bristol’.
Makers and roles
probably Paul de Lamerie (1688 - London 1751) , goldsmith