Paul de Lamerie

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(b Bois-le-Duc [now s'Hertogenbosch], 9 April 1688; d London, 1 Aug 1751). English silversmith of Dutch birth. He was one of the leading silversmiths in England in the first half of the 18th century and was renowned for his innovative designs and technical proficiency. He was the son of French Huguenot parents who had emigrated to the Netherlands before settling in London by 1691. In 1703 he was apprenticed to PIERRE PLATEL, a Huguenot goldsmith working in the French R?gence style, and continued as Platel's journeyman after 1711. De Lamerie registered the first of the five makers' marks of his career (two were not registered) at Goldsmiths' Hall, London, in 1713 and set up a workshop on Windmill Street. His early work is in the simple, unornamented Queen Anne style (e.g. kettle and stand with lamp, 1713; Oxford, Ashmolean). Commissioned wares are more impressive, as illustrated by a pair of sconces (1713-15; Los Angeles, CA, Gilbert priv. col., on loan to Los Angeles, CA, Co. Mus. A.) in the French R?gence style for Thomas Foley, Baron Foley of Kidderminster.

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Cup and Cover, Marked by Paul de Lamerie, England (London), 1736-7 V&A Museum no. 819-1890^[1]

Paul de Lamerie (1688 - 1751) was the best-known English silversmith of his generation. Though his mark raises the market value of silver, his output was large and not all his pieces are outstanding. Lamerie's Huguenot parents had left France following the Edict of Fontainebleau (1685). They initially settled in the United Provinces, where Paul was born, moving to London in 1691. Lamerie is notable for working in the Rococo style from the 1730s.

Lamerie's maker's mark for 1732 on underside of a Britannia gauge waiter

He opened his shop in 1712 and was appointed goldsmith to George I in 1716.

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References

1. ^ "Cup and Cover". Metalwork. Victoria and Albert Museum. http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/29953-popup.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-09. 

• P.A.S. Phillips, Paul de Lamerie, London 1935.
• John F. Hayward, Huguenot Silver in England, 1688—1727. London 1959.

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