PAUL DE LAMERIE. A rare pair of George II cast Rococo Sauce Ladles made in London Circa 1738 by Paul De Lamerie.
PAUL DE LAMERIE. A rare pair of George II cast Rococo Sauce Ladles made in London Circa 1738 by Paul De Lamerie.
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The Sauce Ladles are cast and modelled in the Hanoverian pattern. The reverse of the bowl is textured to simulate a scallop shell with a shaped rim and the interior of the bowl is plain. The front of the stem displays a Rococo shell and scroll cartouche with a trailing foliate sprig below. The cartouche is engraved with a contemporary Crest. The reverse of the stem is engraved with a contemporary Armorial, with Crest above, all surrounded by a shell, scroll and foliate spray cartouche. The Arms are those of Jackson of Yorkshire impaling Wray. These could well refer to Guillelmi Jackson who married Anna Wray at Ledsam in Yorkshire in August 1731. The Ladles are of an exceptional weight and are in excellent condition. They are marked twice on the stem with Paul De Lamerie's maker's mark and our research indicates that this is the way he marked most of his sauce ladles. Saying this, ladles were not an item which De Lamerie made often and examples from his workshops are very rare.
Length: 6.9 inches, 17.25 cm.
Diameter of the bowl: 2,1 inches, 5.25 cm.
Weight: 7 oz, the pair.
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