Centrepiece with detachable dishes
George II centrepiece
Maker
(maker)
1720-1765
1720-1765
Title
Centrepiece with detachable dishes
George II centrepiece
George II centrepiece
Date of Production
1751-52
Medium
medium : material : silver
Dimensions
Height: 25.2 cm (stand)
Width: 57 cm (stand)
Width: 57 cm (stand)
Accession Number
LO.1990.CS.601
Mode of Acquisition
Akzo Nobel, long-term loan, 1990
Location
On display
Label Text
Courtauld Silversmiths, 1700–80
The Courtaulds were part of the roughly 200,000 Protestant refugees, known as Huguenots, who fled religious persecution in France and were exiled across Europe.
The first Courtauld settled in London in the late 1680s and worked in the wine trade. His son Augustin trained as a silversmith, in 1729 opening a workshop in London’s Soho district, an area popular with Huguenot artists and designers. Augustin’s son Samuel and daughter-in-law Louisa continued the family business. Their pieces are in the more sculptural style known as Rococo, in contrast with the simplicity of Augustin’s silver.
The Courtaulds were part of the roughly 200,000 Protestant refugees, known as Huguenots, who fled religious persecution in France and were exiled across Europe.
The first Courtauld settled in London in the late 1680s and worked in the wine trade. His son Augustin trained as a silversmith, in 1729 opening a workshop in London’s Soho district, an area popular with Huguenot artists and designers. Augustin’s son Samuel and daughter-in-law Louisa continued the family business. Their pieces are in the more sculptural style known as Rococo, in contrast with the simplicity of Augustin’s silver.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
A Century of Silver - The Courtauld Family of Silversmiths, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2003 / 2013
Inscriptions
Inscription: engraving : : centre of each dish : crest probably of Hargreaves or Roane:
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