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Lamerie
/ ˈlæmərɪ /
noun
- LameriePaul de16881751MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: silversmith Paul de. 1688–1751, English silversmith of French Huguenot descent, noted for his lavish rococo designs
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The rococo elegance of mid-18th century English designers like Paul de Lamerie has an extravagant appeal of its own.
But the products themselves were all personally hand-finished; the letters proved as durably elegant as Lamerie silver or Sheraton sideboards.
"Real" meaning nothing so trifling as "sterling," but genuine and important "period" pieces made by Eighteenth Century silversmiths, such as de Lamerie or Crespell or Buck or Robertson, or perhaps one of their predecessors.
From Project Gutenberg
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