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Sir Arthur Gilbert put together remarkable groups of silver by England’s greatest but very different silversmiths Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751) and Paul Storr, (1771-1844) who both worked in London. De Lamerie’s light-hearted irregular rococo silver is very different from the majestic formality of the silver of Storr. To put the work of these supreme makers in context, Sir Arthur assembled a remarkable group of material by their contemporaries. The information about the Gilbert silver is drawn largely from The Gilbert Collection of Gold and Silver by Timothy B Schroder, with contributions by Philippa Glanville. It is published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art and distributed in the UK by Thames and Hudson Ltd., ISBN 0-500-01452-3. Copyright ©1988 by Museum Associates, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. All rights reserved. back to the collection

An ornate silver dish and an earthenware pot with silver mounts, both from the silver collection