{"product_id":"paul-crespin","title":"Paul Crespin 1810 Georgian Gilt Sterling Silver \u0026 Crystal Centerpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Crespin English gilt sterling silver and crystal centerpiece from 1810 (Georgian era), beautifully adorned with raised natural and figural motifs. Overall height is 13'' by 13'' in width. The base measures 13'' in diameter by 5'' in height and weighs 78.1 troy ounces (2,429 grams). Hallmarks are shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1726, Crespin joined forces with a number of other Huguenot goldsmiths and silversmiths, including Paul De Lamerie, to provide a large dinner service to the Empress Catherine of Russia. Crespins's contribution, a large hand-chased cup and cover, is on display in the Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1730s and 1740s Crespin produced most of his finest work and proved that not only was he a fine craftsman, but also a courageous designer and innovator. Because of this many of his interesting pieces caught the eye of the Royal family and many nobles. Ducal and other noble commissions for important pieces flowed into his workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1741 Crespin received his most important commission from Frederick, Prince of Wales, for a very large and impressive table centerpiece. This piece was festooned with figurines and decoration based on a marine and nautical theme and is still in the Royal collection at Windsor Castle. While some of his surviving works, such as the soup tureen of 1740 in the Toledo Museum, testify to his outstanding skills, many of his greatest pieces, such as a \"fine silver bathing vessel\" made for the king of Portugal in 1724, have been lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-product-template\" class=\"shopify-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Product\" id=\"ProductSection\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid product-single__hero\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item post-large--one-half\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"offers\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Offer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description rte\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease feel free to ask us any questions, and please see our other listings. We hand polish all items before shipping them out, but if there is interest for a professional polishing and\/or engraving removal, we can take care of that for an additional charge and with delayed shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nathan Horowicz Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51209595519228,"sku":"408078","price":11500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0322\/6710\/8411\/files\/408078-1-removebg.png?v=1788211035","url":"https:\/\/www.nathanhsilver.com\/products\/paul-crespin","provider":"Nathan Horowicz Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}