MARK OF JOSEPH PREEDY, LONDON, 1803

Details

A George III silver-gilt tray
Mark of Joseph Preedy, London, 1803
Oval, with simulated basketwork sides and rope-twist handles, engraved with the Royal Arms, the Sackville coat-of-arms and an inscription, marked on base and underside of basketwork
26¼in. (66.8cm.) long
210oz. (6,539gr.)

Provenance

Given to King George III to his godson, George, 4th Duke of Dorset (1793-1815) and thence by descent to
The Trustees of the Knole Estates; Christie's London, 20 May 1987, lot 138

Literature

Christie's Review of the Season, 1987
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 113, illustrated p. 151

Exhibited

London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 113

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

George John Frederick Sackville, 4th Duke of Dorset, succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1799, when he was only six years old. He entered Harrow in 1802 and received this magnificent tray from his godfather, King George III, the following year. His life at Knole was a short and unhappy one, largely overshadowed by his stepfather Charles, Earl Whitworth, and ended prematurely by a hunting accident at the age of thirty.

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