MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1854

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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER BUTTER-DISHES AND STANDS
MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1854
Shaped circular and with drop ring handles, the sides with alternating panels of strapwork, the detachable covers similarly decorated and with a finial cast as a cow, the stands with shaped borders, engraved with a crest, each marked under stands and bases, inside cover, on handles, and on finial, the stands and dishes each stamped 'HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR & MORTIMER 7042'
the stands 7 in. (18 cm.) diam.
45 oz. (1,384 gr.)
The crest is that of Mundy (2)

Provenance

Presented to Alfred Miller-Mundy (1809-1877) in recognition of his service as Colonial Secretary of South Australia and then by descent.

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Lot Essay

Alfred Miller-Mundy (1809-1877) was the son of Edward Miller-Mundy (d.1834) of Shipley Hall, Derbyshire. He married Jane Hindmarsh, daughter of the Governor of South Australia Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh in 1841. Miller-Mundy had been the Governor Grey's private secretary until his appointment as Colonial Secretary in 1843.

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