Lot Details
Lot 290
George III Sterling Silver Covered Entree Dish on Sheffield Plate Warming Stand
The dish and cover marked Paul Storr, London, 1819, the stand Matthew Boulton, circa 1820
Rectangular with shell and foliate scroll border, with two foliate loop handles, the domed cover engraved with heraldic arms, with removable finial with foliage and lion masks. Length of dish 12 1/2 inches (32 cm), length of stand 15 1/2 inches (39.4 cm), total approximately 72 ounces, weighable.
The arms are those of Farquhar, impaling de Lautour for Sir Robert Townsend-Farquhar, 1st Baronet. Sir Robert had a distinguished career in the East India Company serving as Lieutenant Governor of Penang and then as Governor of Mauritius.
A silver presentation tray also marked Paul Storr and dated 1818 given by the people of Mauritius in gratitude of his service there was sold Christie's New York, October 19, 2012 from the collection of the Estate of Benjamin F. Edwards III.
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