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A GEORGE IV SILVER WARMING DISH, COVER AND LINER**
MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD II, LONDON, 1823
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A GEORGE IV SILVER WARMING DISH, COVER AND LINER**
Mark of Robert Garrard II, London, 1823
Oval, on four leaf-clad and ivory ball feet, the stand with reeded handles and set with an iron warming plate in the base, the fitted silver warming pan with two ring handles and fitted oval dish, the double-domed cover with reeded and gadrooned borders, surmounted by a coronet with heraldic lion finial, the base and domed cover engraved with an Earl's armorials, the warming pan and dish engraved with a crest, marked on stand, warming pan, dish, cover, and finial, also stamped GARRARDS Panton Street LONDON on base, dish and under cover
16 1/8in. (41cm.) long over handles; 148oz. 10dwt. (4628gr.) gross weight including iron warming plate
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Lot Essay
The arms are those of John William, Earl Dudley and 9th Baron Ward (1781-1833). He was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1827-28 and was created Earl Dudley of Dudley Castle, October 5, 1827.
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