Lamerie, Paul de

Lamerie, Paul de
born April 9, 1688, 's Hertogenbosch, Neth.
died Aug. 1, 1751, London, Eng.

Dutch-born British silversmith.

His Huguenot parents had left France in the early 1680s and settled in England by 1691. After an apprenticeship with a London goldsmith, he registered his mark and opened a shop in 1713. Early in his career he made simple vessels such as tankards and teapots in an unadorned Queen Anne style; later he used more ornamentation. By the 1730s he had established his own version of the Rococo style, seen in a 1737 cup with handles in the form of snakes.

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▪ English silversmith
born April 9, 1688, 's Hertogenbosch, Neth.
died Aug. 1, 1751, London, Eng.

      well-known Dutch-born English silversmith.

      His parents were Huguenots who probably left France for religious reasons in the early 1680s; they had settled in Westminster by 1691. After serving as an apprentice to a London goldsmith, Pierre Platel, de Lamerie registered his mark and established his own shop in 1712. Early in his career he made simple vessels, such as tankards and teapots, in an unornamented Queen Anne style, and more pretentious works, such as a large wine cistern for the first Earl of Gower (1719), in an ornamented style associated with the work of French Huguenot craftsmen.

      In the 1730s de Lamerie produced works, particularly covered cups, in his version of the Rococo style. A notable example of 1737 is a cup whose handles are in the form of realistic snakes. A further example of his rich Rococo decoration is a ewer (1741) with a handle in the form of the figure of a triton. Unlike the silversmiths on the Continent, de Lamerie made many uncommissioned works that were intended to be stocked for later sale.

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