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Director’s Choice – Paul De Lamerie
With historic academic research such as Philip A. S. Phillips’s ‘Paul De Lamerie Citizen and Goldsmith of London, A study of his Life and Work A.D 1688-1751’, Ellenor Alcorn’s ‘Beyond the Maker's Mark: Paul De Lamerie Silver in the Cahn Collection’, and Christopher Hartop’s ‘Art and industry in 18th-century London English silver 1680-1760 from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection’ to name but a few, the story of Paul De Lamerie has in many ways already been told.
Our Director’s Choice this week touches briefly upon some of this history but also looks at why his work is so extraordinary at times and to the clients that were commissioning these incredible creations. We are very fortunate to be current custodians of a wonderful group of his works, and we revisit the virtuosity and brilliance of this genius 18th century goldsmith by highlighting the finer details of these glorious objects.
Our Director’s Choice this week touches briefly upon some of this history but also looks at why his work is so extraordinary at times and to the clients that were commissioning these incredible creations. We are very fortunate to be current custodians of a wonderful group of his works, and we revisit the virtuosity and brilliance of this genius 18th century goldsmith by highlighting the finer details of these glorious objects.
