Lion Mask foot

Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751)
London, England
1741-42
Silver

This lion mask decorates the feet of a pair of silver salvers made for Lord Mountrath. Lion heads and masks are one of the signature elements of the Maynard Master. Lion mask feet recur on de Lamerie's silver from 1737 to 1745.

Museum no. LOAN:GILBERT.729-2008