Wine cooler
Paul de Lamerie, Paul Crespin, 1727–1728

One of a pair of wine coolers or ice pails commissioned by George II as part of the ambassadorial silver of Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield. The buckets are unusual in several respects; they are the earliest example of 18th century English silver to incorporate large areas of figurative chasing, an element which was to become more significant in the rococo silver of the 1730s; they are heavier than any of the other English coolers' and their decoration is more elaborate than almost any other cooler known today. This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Wine cooler, 1727–1728
Date supported
1990
Medium and material
Silver
Dimensions
26 cm
Grant
70000
Total cost
375000

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