Name: Paul Storr Soup Plates from Duke of Hamilton Russian Embassy Service, 1806
Brand: Paul Storr
Rating: 4.9 (60 reviews)

Paul Storr Soup Plates from Duke of Hamilton Russian Embassy Service, 1806

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Set of 9 George III sterling silver sterling silver soup plates. Made by Paul Storr in London 1806. Each: Round and curved bowl with serpentine shoulder and cast gadrooned rim interspersed with leaf-capped scallop shells and strapwork cartouches. Superb craftsmanship with a remarkable provenance and hard-to-beat backstory: These soup plates were part of the service that was commissioned from Rundell Bridge for the British ambassador to Russia during the Napoleonic Wars. With nearly 300 pieces there was everything necessary in the event Catherine the Great came to dinner. Each piece was engraved with the English royal arms and those of the ambassador, who was Alexander Hamilton, future 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767–1852). As the heir to the preeminent Scottish dukedom, he looked forward to a life of pleasure and responsibility as well as a large and diversified fortune. (The local coalmines were one source of income.) There were the conventional milestones: Oxford, the grand tour, and Parliament. In 1806, when he was in his late thirties and had not yet come into his inheritance (his father lived until 1819), he was appointed British ambassador to Russia. He was a questionable choice to represent King George III, given his fanciful assertions about being the true heir to the Scottish throne and his outspoken support for Napoleon. But he possessed the wealth necessary for the largely self-financed expedition. He set off in 1807 for St Petersburg. His embassy lasted a mere six months, during which time he added to his art collection and got up to all sorts of milord-abroad foolishness, like trying to wed a forty-something courtesan and Russian agent. Back home, he found a suitable wife, who was the daughter of William Beckford, one of the richest men in England, with a fortune based on the Jamaican sugar harvest. To the Hamilton coalmines were joined the Beckford slave plantations. The silver service stayed in the Hamilton family until 1919, when it was sold at auction. The largest part was donated to the White House in 1963, during the Kennedy Administration, when First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy undertook the White House renovation. Fully marked. Heavy total weight: 255 troy ounces.

Creator:
Paul Storr (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)Diameter: 10.88 in (27.64 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 9
Style:
Neoclassical (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Sterling Silver
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
1800-1809
Date of Manufacture:
1806
Condition:
Very good condition with exciting signs of past use.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: BZ8541stDibs: LU898040707272

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