Pair of wine buckets (champagne coolers) with the Counts von Lieven coat of arms
Pair of wine buckets (champagne coolers) with the Counts von Lieven coat of arms
Great Britain, London
1813–1814
Silversmiths: P. Storr, B. Smith,, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell
Silver; casting, chasing, repousse, gilding
Height (each) 30.5 cm. Weight 6.46 kg
On the bucket: maker P. Storr – mark "P.S."; firm mark – "Rundell Bridge et Rundell Aurifices Regis et Principis Walliae Regentis Britanniæ"; sterling standard (925) – walking lion with raised forepaw in a rectangular shield with clipped upper corners and pointed base; duty mark – profile of George III in an oval; date letter "S" – corresponds to 1813–1814; city mark – leopard's head in an oval with clipped upper corners and rounded lower part (London); Number "7" On the lid: maker B. Smith – mark "B.S."; sterling standard (925) – walking lion with raised forepaw in a rectangular shield with clipped upper corners and pointed base; date letter "M" – corresponds to 1807–1808
Pair of wine silver-gilt buckets with detachable lids, with wide circular central openings and smooth cylindrical liners inside. Each bucket is cylindrical, with rounded bottom part, two vertical handles, and conical base. The bottom sections of the buckets’ bodies are decorated with lobed (scalloped) panels; the middle sections are decorated on both sides with the coat of arms of the Counts von Lieven, bearing the motto "To God and the Sovereign"; the upper sections feature a frieze of grapevines with leaves and fruit, accented by four maskaron inserts.
The lower parts of the handles are shaped as male heads facing in opposite directions. The circular base, featuring a fluted stem, is adorned at the rim with a vertical dentil border.
1378.1-2MC212&4320/ДПИ