PAUL STORR - GEORGE III LARGE STERLING SILVER MEAT TRAY, 1819, from SOTHEBY's
For your consideration, here is a George III sterling English silver meat service tray. The platter features a scalloped rim adorned with reverse shells and foliage, and it is crested. Silver items produced by Paul Storr were always of the highest quality and enjoyed Extraordinary Popularity. It is enough to say that the main part of his creations was supplied to the ROYAL PALACE, while the remaining pieces were eagerly bought by the London ELITE.
HALLMARKS: The underside bears the maker's marks of Paul Storr, London, from the year 1819.
CONDITION: Good overall. Shows expected signs of wear. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. From private collection, New York, USA, 1955-2021; 2. Important Silver and Russian Works of Art: Sotheby's, New York, October 23, 2014, lot 472; 3. Auctions at Showplace, New York, USA (the winner will receive this information); 4. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
LARGE and HEAVY: 18 x 13.5 inches (46 x 34 cm). Weight: 75.36 ozt (2,136 grams).
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HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, silver trays made by PAUL STORR were sold on Live Auctioneers for $15,000 (2 years ago), $24,000 (14 years ago), $24,000 (2 years ago), and $26,750 (2 years ago) - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
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WIKIPEDIA: Paul Storr (baptised 28 October 1770 in London - 18 March 1844 in London) was an English goldsmith and silversmith working in the Neoclassical and other styles during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His works range from simple tableware to magnificent sculptural pieces made for royalty. An example of his work is the cup made for presentation to the British admiral Lord Nelson to mark his victory at the Battle of the Nile. Items from Storr's workshops may be seen at Windsor Castle and during the summer opening season at Buckingham Palace. There are significant holdings of items in the National Silver Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum as well as in the Wellington Collection at Apsley House. Outside London there are important works at Brighton Pavilion, at the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle and at Woburn Abbey. In the United States there are holdings of Paul Storr at the Huntington Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, among others. The Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama has two significant pieces, one of which is illustrated here. In Canada, there are significant pieces in the Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Australia has holdings at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. In Portugal there is a fascinating group of silver made by Storr at the Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida, Lisbon, whereas in Russia, at the State Hermitage Museum, there is silver supplied to Tsar Nicholas I and members of the aristocracy by Hunt and Roskell, successors to Storr and Mortimer.

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