茶壶、灯与小桌

Simon Pantin I British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 512

制作这件不朽的茶壶和壶架很可能是为了纪念斯特里汉姆城堡的乔治·鲍斯与非常富有的遗产继承人埃莉诺·维尔内于1724年举行的婚礼。这在当时应该是件昂贵的礼物，因为底座那大胆的波浪型实心座脚是用纯银浇铸的。这件作品能够存留下来已是极为不易，因为这一时期的大多数银质家具最终都被溶解掉，以重新利用银的价值。这件作品因其优美的巴洛克式轮廓、精准的浇铸和优良的镌刻而彰显特色。银匠西蒙·潘廷是当时在伦敦工作的许多有法国新教徒背景的手艺人之一。

Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I (British, ca. 1672–1728), Silver, wood, British, London

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Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I (British, ca. 1672–1728), Silver, wood, British, London
Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I (British, ca. 1672–1728), Silver, wood, British, London
Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I (British, ca. 1672–1728), Silver, wood, British, London
Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I (British, ca. 1672–1728), Silver, wood, British, London
Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I (British, ca. 1672–1728), Silver, wood, British, London

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