A pair of William IV silver-gilt "grape basket" wine coolers, Paul Storr, London, 1834

of good weight, with removable crested liners

Christopher Hartop. Art in Industry: The Silver of Paul Storr. Koopman Rare Art, London, 2015.

gilding lightly rubbed at high spots and on liners, traces of lacquer, overall good condition
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This is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, examples of this model, later used by Elkington and others.  It shows the inventiveness retained by Paul Storr even to the end of his working life; he retired four years later, after more than 50 years in the field.

For more information about this maker please see the silversmith biographies at the end of this catalog.