Mar 10, 2020
Mar 10, 2020

Dessert Fork with Hunt Scenes

Dessert Fork with Hunt Scenes

c. 1822

Part of a set. See all set records

Paul Storr

(British, 1771–1844)

Gilt silver

Overall: 21.1 x 3 x 3 cm (8 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney 2003.244.1

Location

Description

Paul Storr was perhaps the most famous and successful English silversmith working in the early 19th century. This fork and spoon were originally part of a larger set. The exceptionally high quality of the metalworking and gilding of these pieces is typical of Storr's work.

See also
Collection: 
Decorative Arts
Type of artwork: 
Silver
Medium: 
Gilt silver

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