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Thomas Hope, a Louis XVIII Silver-Gilt Kettle on Lamp-stand, Marc-Augustin Lebrun, Paris, 1819-38.
PROVENANCE
Thomas Hope of The Deepdene, by descent to Lord Henry Francis Hope, Pelham-Clinton-Hope, sold Christie's, London, 17 July 1917 "The Hope Heirlooms." lot 94. "A French Empire Tea-Kettle, chased with swans and fountains , on tripod stand with vase-shaped lamp and swan supports.
Marked on kettle base, root rim, cover, lamp-stand, and lamp body, the cover possibly by another maker.
NOTE:
The arms are those of Hope, as born by Thomas Hope of Deepdene, Surrey.
Thomas Hope's silver collection has been well evoked by Martin-Chapman in his essay int eh recent exhibition 'Thomas Hope, Regency Designer' (V&A, London / Bard Graduate Center, New York 2008). Hope's French silver included a sugar bowl and soup tureen of known Odiot models, reproduced in plates in 'Household Furniture'. The tureen appeared at auction in 1934, engraved with the Hope arms, confirming Hope's practice of adding his Heraldry to French pieces.
The arms on the kettle, in their plain shield-shaped surround, match those on the Paul Storr tazze of 1808 (2008 exhibition cat no. 103). This armorial simplicity is unusual for the Regency era but conforms to Hope's own taste; the engraving on the kettle was almost certainly done in England.
71oz 5dwt; 2221g
Height 14 1/2"; 37cm
No. CG1
All pieces subject to prior sale
