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270 E N G L I S H FRAMES Accession number 78.DG.149 PROVENANCE Dukes o f Westminster; [Frank Partridge, L t d . , L o n d o n , 1967]; purchased by J. Paul Getty, 1967. EXHIBITIONS T h e Los Angeles C o u n t y M u s e u m o f A r t , o n loan, 1982-present. EXHIBITIONS T h e Minneapolis Institute o f Arts, on loan, November 1988-present. 475. P a i r o f Sugar C a s t o r s L o n d o n , 1730 By Paul de Lamerie Silver-gilt Metalwork Bodies and lids marked w i t h the maker s stamp o f LA. between an arched crown 474. M o n t e i t h w i t h a star and a fleur-de-lys ( i n use around L o n d o n , 1705 1720-173 2); a lion's head erased (the assay By John Rand mark o f L o n d o n ) ; the figure o f Britannia Silver Marked w i t h the maker's stamp o f Ra; a lions head erased (the assay mark o f L o n don); the figure o f Britannia (the standard mark indicating .9583 silver content); the letter / ( t h e date letter for 1705). Engraved 473 w i t h an unidentified coat o f arms. Castor .1 engraved 1730 and N 2=27-12; c} Castor .2 engraved 1730 and N°i=27; both engraved w i t h Garter coat o f arms and the H o w a r d crest. Height: 9 /s i n . (23.8 cm); Diameter: 3% i n . 3 Height: 10 i n . (25.5 cm); Diameter: Architectural Woodwork and Fixtures (the standard mark indicating .9583 silver content); the letter Ρ (the date letter for 1730). (9.9 cm) ι ft. 2/2 i n . (36.8 cm) Accession number 78.DG.180.1-.2 PROVENANCE Dukes o f N o r t h u m b e r l a n d ; [S. J. Phillips, FRAMES L o n d o n ] ; purchased by J. Paul Getty around 1938. 473. F r a m e for a M i r r o r L o n d o n , circa 1740-1745 EXHIBITIONS A t t r i b u t e d to Matthias L o c k T h e Minneapolis Institute o f A r t , o n loan, Gessoed and gilded pine details o n an oak 1980-1981; T h e Los Angeles C o u n t y support; m i r r o r glass M u s e u m o f A r t , o n loan, 1982-1988; L o n Height: 7 ft. (213.3 cm); W i d t h : 4 ft. 2 i n . don, Goldsmith's H a l l , Paul de Lamerie, (127 cm) M a y 16-June 22,1990, no. 65, p. 109, illus. Accession number 78.DH.243 474 ENGLISH METALWORK Height: 11% i n . (28.6 cm); W i d t h : 1 ft. 6 i n . EXHIBITIONS (45.7 cm); D e p t h : 1 ft. 4 i n . (32.4 cm) T h e Minneapolis Institute o f A r t , o n loan, Accession number 78.DG.130.1-.2 1980-1981; W i l l i a m s t o w n , Massachusetts, PROVENANCE on loan, 1983-1988. 3 Sterling and Francine Clark A r t Institute, Charles, 4th D u k e o f R i c h m o n d and Lennox (succeeded 1806, L o r d Lieutenant o f Ireland 1807-1813); Dukes o f R i c h m o n d and Gordon, G o o d w o o d House, Sussex, by descent (sold, Christie's, L o n d o n , July 20, 1938, l o t 114); purchased by J. Paul Getty. One of a pair 475 47 6. P a i r o f L i d d e d Tureens, L i n e r s , a n d Stands L o n d o n , 1807 By Paul Storr Silver Variously marked w i t h the maker's stamp o f RS.; a l i o n passant (the standard mark o f sterling quality); the crowned leopard's head (the assay m a r k o f L o n d o n ) ; the Sovereign's head o f George I I I (the d u t y mark); and the letter Μ (the date letter for 1807). Each tureen engraved w i t h the arms o f the Dukes o f R i c h m o n d and Lennox and w i t h the m o t t o EN LA ROSE LE FL URJE. One of a pair 476 2J1