Paul Storr
Warwick Vase with Cover

MakerEnglish, 1771–1844
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Warwick Vase with Cover
Date1813–14
PlaceLondon, England
MediumSterling silver
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 × 16 × 12 1/2 in., 305oz. (41.9 × 40.6 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Bloome
Object number2010.2164.A-.C
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceSir Charles Ochterlony, Nepal; The Lillian and Morrie Moss Collection of Paul Storr Silver;Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover; ...; [Rau Antiques, New Orleans]; purchased by Dr. and Mrs. Michael Bloome, Houston, November, 2006; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved in the central medallion of the armorial: "TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO"

Engraved directly below the central medallion of the armorial: "ICH DIEN" (?)

Engraved on the crown in the upper right of the armorial: "NEPAUL"

Engraved in the scrolls of the armorial: "PRUDENTIA ET ANIMO"

Scratched/tooled into the underside of the vase: "13" (?) "11" and other marks, possibly from assay process


Stamped on the side of the body, near the handle: "P . S" (in a conjoined circle surround, with two points) "[lion passant]" (in a shield surround) "[lion head crowned]" (in a shield surround) "S" (in a shield surround) "[male bust]" (George III facing to the right, in an oval surround)

Stamped on the bottom edge of the plinthe (each word is one mark): "RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE (conjoined) REGENTIS BRITANNIAS"

Stamped on the underside of the vase: "944"

Stamped on the interior edge of the plinthe: "944"

Stamped on the interior of the lid: "[lion passant]" (in a shield surround) "S" (in a shield surround) / "P . S" (in a conjoined circle surround, with two points)

Stamped once on all three wingnuts under the lid: "[lion passant]"

Stamped on the side of the liner: "P . S" (in a conjoined circle surround, with two points) "[lion passant]" (in a shield surround) "S" (in a shield surround) "[male bust]" (George III facing to the right, in an oval surround)

Stamped on the underside of the liner: "944"


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