A highly important and rare set of twelve silver dinner plates by master silversmith Paul Storr, made for the wealthiest commoner in England, Charles Lyne-Stephens. Paul Storr is credited with perfecting silver in the Regency Period and his tremendous gift was often sought by the social elite to create high-caliber works that reflected their power and wealth. This complete set of 12 is made of high-gauge silver and each is adorned with a gadrooned border, two crests and a coat-of-arms representing the Lyne-Stephens family. These one-of-a-kind plates possess a combination of craftsmanship and provenance that make them a fascinating piece of history.

Two plates stamped “Storr and Mortimer”

Hallmarked Paul Storr, London,