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Decanter Stand

1814

fabricated by

Paul Storr

(British, 1771–1844)

retailer

Rundell, Bridge and Rundell

(British, 1797–1834)

England, London, 19th century

Silver gilt

Diameter: 8.3 x 13.7 cm (3 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Otto Miller 1941.598

Location

not on view

Did you know?

Bacchanal motifs of grapes and consumption echo this object’s function as a stand for a wine decanter.

Description

Decanter stands served as coasters for glass wine bottles in order to protect the extremely expensive and fragile linen tablecloths they sat upon. This example contains depictions of large grape vines and youthful figures that evoke the Roman god of wine, Bacchus (or Dionysus in Greek mythology). One of the young boys grasps an empty drinking vessel while the other leans against a panther, the frequent companion of Bacchus.

Artist biography

Rundell, Bridge and Rundell

Philip Rundell (1746–1827) and John Bridge (bapt. 1755–1834) of Rundell & Bridge received the royal warrant in 1797. The firm was responsible for the Crown Jewels used at the coronations of George IV (1762–1830), William IV (1765–1837) and Queen Victoria (1819–1901), as well as for a wide range of banqueting plate and jewelry now in the Royal Collection. Although Philip Rundell and John Bridge were both named in the royal warrant of 1797, it was Bridge who acted as Royal Goldsmith until his death in 1834. His nephew John Bridge succeeded him and served in this position until the firm went into dissolution in 1843. From 1804, the firm was known as Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, and from 1834, Rundell, Bridge & Co.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Engraved on rim of base: "RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE REGENTIS BRITANNIAS."

Provenance

Mrs. Otto Miller [Elizabeth Clark Tyler, 1875-1951], Cleveland Heights, OH

1941-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Foote, Helen S. "Paul De Lamerie and Paul Storr, English Silversmiths." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 29, no. 8 (October 1942): 121-23. Mentioned: pp. 122-3; reproduced: p. 120 www.jstor.org

Exhibition history

No legacy exhibitions.

Paul Storr: Silver in American Collections. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN (organizer) (February 7-March 12, 1972); Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH (March 24-April 30, 1972).

All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).

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