The property of Lord Newborough of Rhug Hall, Denbighshire
A pair of George III silver wine coolers, Paul Storr, London, 1819
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June 9, 01:55 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
Campana form, the bases with bands of fruiting vine, the bodies almost entirely covered in matching ornament, the handles formed as entwined vine branches, the bases, collars and liners engraved with the crests and coronets of the Barons Newborough,
26cm, 10¼in. high
5303gr., 170½oz
The design for this pair of wine coolers is based on that of the Theocritus Cup by John Flaxman in 1811. One of the first examples made in silver is hallmarked for 1812 and was purchased from Rundell, Bridge & Rundell for George IV; it is now in the Royal Collection (RCIN 51538).
Examples matching the design of the present wine coolers have been noted hallmarked from 1819 to 1831 with the marks of Paul Storr, Benjamin Smith, John Bridge and Robert Garrard.
Thomas John Wynn, 2nd Baron Newborough (1802 – 1832) was the son of Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough and Maria Stella Wynn, née Petronella, who had attracted his attention during her career as a dancer in a Florentine theatre. Their first son Thomas John Wynn (1802-1832) was just five when his father died, and he was raised by his mother and three guardians. On coming of age and succeeding to the barony in 1823 he invested in a vast silver dinner service bought from the retailers Green, Ward, Green & Ward for whom Benjamin Smith was working at this date. The majority of the service was sold at Sotheby's, London, 27 February 1992, lots 123-225, including the slightly later companion pair to the present wine coolers, marked for Benjamin Smith, London, 1823.