Just In – For Collectors of Antique English Silver by Paul Storr

Collectors of antique silver will appreciate this latest acquisition made by our buyers, it’s an English antique sterling silver entree dish by the world famous and celebrated silversmith Paul Storr:

Antique Silver Entree Dish by Paul Storr 1828

Measuring 13 cm in high x 30 cm wide x 23 cm deep and weighing in at  69 troy oz, (2.15 Kg) this is a fine example of the quality craftsmanship that has made silverware by Paul Storr such a sought after commodity over the years.

The entree dish has hallmarks for London 1828 and also bears the makers mark of Paul Storr. There isn’t a fine antique dining table anywhere in the world that wouldn’t look great with this as its centrepiece.

As was the case with much of Storr’s output, this piece appears to have been commissioned for a particular customer and bears the coat of arms of a certain Henry James Stannus who was born in 1824 and died on the 30th May 1898 and was the third son of the Very Reverend James Stannus, Dean of Ross and Rector of Lisburn in the County of Antrim and Elizabeth Borrowes, youngest daughter of Sir Erasmus Dixon Borrowes, 6th Baronet of Grangemellon in the County of Kildare.

You can find out more about Henry James Stannus, as well as further pictures of the piece, by following this link.

Paul Storr was a prolific and highly regarded silversmith operating in London during the late 1700’s and into the early 1800’s, producing his fine silverware for well-heeled clients, including royalty and the aristocracy, as is evidenced by this piece. He also found time to have a total of ten children with his wife, Elizabeth Susanna Beyer.

This beautiful, and functional, entree dish is embellished with floral decorations around the rim and features a particularly fine handle. We are offering it for sale at £3850.

Also by Paul Storr and offered for sale at just £2150 is another, much earlier piece, take a look at this Antique Paul Storr Sterling Silver Entree Dish dating from 1796:

Antique Silver Entree Dish by Paul Storr 1796

Slightly larger than the previous piece and noticeably different in terms of its decoration, this is nonetheless a fine example and sure to be of interest to collectors of Paul Storr silverware. As with the previous item, this entree dish also carries a coat of arms, in this case representing the marriage of Edward Beeston Long, of Hampton Lodge, Farnham and Mary Thomlinson who were married in 1786.

Collectors of Paul Storr, Hester Bateman and the work of other fine silversmiths would do well to check our website regularly as we always have new pieces coming into stock. We will ship any item worldwide, call for a quote, and shipping to mainland UK is free of charge.

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