Caption

Punch vase, made by Paul Storr 1771–1844 and the firm Storr & Mortimer London; goldsmiths, fl. 1822–1838. Spherical, flattened, eight-part burled and ribbed punch vase, burling, supported on four volute leafy feet. Two handles decorated with acanthus leaves and stylized shells; upper edge turned up and decorated with relief ornament of leaves and shells. Belly engraved with a coat of arms in a decorative cartouche. Materials/technique: silver goldsmithing. Subject/ornament: acanthus, shells, volutes, English coat of arms. Date: 1831/1832. Place of origin: London, England, Great Britain. Function: punch vessel. Dimensions: height 15.5 cm; width 36.2 cm; depth 27.8 cm; weight 2490 g., A close-up view of a round metallic object with a smooth reflective surface showing a few ornate protrusions and decorative mounts around its rim, along with two braided handles; the visible colors are silver, gray, and pale off-white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_309

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Keywords

Punch vase Paul Storr 1771–1844 firm Storr & Mortimer London goldsmiths fl 1822–1838 Spherical flattened eight-part burled ribbed punch vase burling supported four volute leafy feet Two handles decorated acanthus leaves stylized shells upper edge turned up decorated relief ornament leaves shells Belly engraved coat arms decorative cartouche Materials technique silver goldsmithing Subject ornament acanthus volutes English coat Date 1831 1832 Place origin London England Great Britain Function punch vessel Dimensions height 15.5 cm width 36.2 cm depth 27.8 cm weight 2490 g close-up view round metallic object smooth reflective surface showing ornate protrusions decorative mounts rim two braided handles visible colors gray pale off-white.