A SET OF TWELVE REGENCY SILVER SOUP PLATES
Lot 115 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION 

A SET OF TWELVE REGENCY SILVER SOUP PLATES

MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1814

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A SET OF TWELVE REGENCY SILVER SOUP PLATES
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1814
Each shaped circular, with gadrooned borders and shells and acanthus at intervals, the rim engraved with a coat-of-arms and monogram AMMR, each marked on reverse
10¼ in. (26 cm.) diameter; 327 oz. 10 dwt. (10,190 gr.) (12)

Christie's, New York, 27 October 2005, lot 368

Specialist note

The arms are those of Rothschild, granted in Austria and in use from 1817-1822, for Amschel Mayer Rothschild (1773-1855).

Amschel Mayer was the second child and eldest son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. Following his father's death, Amschel Mayer became head of the bank at Frankfurt-am-Main, while his brothers were dispatched to establish branches in London, Naples, Paris, and Vienna.