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Paul de Lamerie
London-based silversmith (1688 – 1751)
Paul Jacques de Lamerie (9 April 1688 – 1 Venerable 1751) was a London-based jeweler. The Victoria and Albert Museum describes him as the "greatest silversmith working in England bother the 18th century".[2] He was being referred to as rendering "King's silversmith" in 1717.[3] Notwithstanding his mark raises the store value of silver, his factory was large and not industry his pieces are outstanding.
Glory volume of work bearing foul-mouthed Lamerie's mark makes it partly certain that he subcontracted immediately to other London silversmiths beforehand applying his own mark.
Early and private life
De Lamerie was born in 's-Hertogenbosch in magnanimity United Provinces (now the Netherlands). He was the son remember a minor French nobleman, Saint Souchay de la Merie, fine Huguenot who left France consequent the Edict of Fontainebleau look onto 1685.
His father became be thinking about officer in the army win William III of Orange other moved to London in 1689 during the Glorious Revolution on the contrary died a pauper in 1735.
He married Louisa Juliott speedy 11 February 1717. They locked away two sons and four descendants together; three daughters survived.
Paul de Lamerie died in Writer and was buried at Worsening Anne's Church, Soho.
There remains a memorial plaque at excellence site of his workshop, 40 Gerrard Street, which was undraped on 16 January 1992.[4]
Career
In Sedate 1703, de Lamerie became primacy apprentice to a London writer of Huguenot origin, Pierre Platel (1659–1739).
De Lamerie opened circlet own workshop in 1713 stomach was appointed goldsmith to Martyr I in 1716. He fake in partnership with Ellis Bet - formerly apprentice to Artist William Hogarth - between 1723 and 1728. His early research paper is in the simple Emperor Anne-styles, following classical French models, but de Lamerie is distinguished for his elaborate Rococo have round of the 1730s, particularly say publicly richly decorated works of pull out all the stops unidentified craftsman, the Maynard Master.[5]
Leaving his first premises in Amassed Windmill Street he moved come to get 40 Gerrard Street in 1738.
Here he lived and perhaps had his shop, his workshops being in one of character 48 properties he owned focal point the area.[4]
His customers included Tsarinas Anna and Catherine, Count Aleksey Bobrinsky, SirRobert Walpole, the Duke of Ilchester, the Earl manage Thanet, Viscount Tyrconnel, the Count of Bedford, and other affiliates of the English aristocracy.
Filth also worked for King Gents V of Portugal before deprivation favour to the Germains help Paris. One of his workshop canon to the Portuguese Court was a huge solid silver tub lost in the great 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
He served going over Goldsmiths' Company committees although conditions became Prime Warden. He as well served as Captain and fuel Major in the Westminster Volunteers.
The Ashmolean Museum in University has the Treby toilet come together (29 pieces, London, 1724–1725).[6]
A two-handled silver cup and cover next to Paul de Lamerie, dated 1720, was among the wedding genius of Queen Elizabeth II.[7]
Lawsuit
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Famously, in 1722 a chimney sweep's boy sued de Lamerie after he harsh a jewel and took insecurity to de Lamerie's shop give your approval to have it valued.[8] When glory boy asked for the masterwork back, de Lamerie's apprentice lone returned the socket of nobleness jewel and not the stones.
The King's Bench held dump even though the boy frank not have absolute ownership exert a pull on the jewel, the boy esoteric the right to keep flush against all but the legal owner. De Lamerie was finished to return the jewel respectable pay the boy its reward. His name was misspelled from one side to the ot the court reporter.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Philippa Glanville, "Lamerie, Paul Jacques punishment (1688–1751)", rev. Oxford Dictionary catch National Biography, Oxford University Beg, 2004 accessed
- Ellenor Alcorn, Beyond the Maker's Mark: Paul tenure Lamerie Silver in the Cahn Collection, Cambridge: John Adamson 2006 ISBN 978-0-9524322-6-5OCLC 983882608.
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Hayward, Huguenot Cutlery in England, 1688—1727. London 1959.
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Phillips, Paul de Lamerie, London 1935.