Lot Essay
Robert Dundas succeeded to the title Viscount Melville in 1811, was General of the Royal Archers (Queen's Bodyguard in Scotland), Lord Privy Seal in Scotland and Chancellor of the University of St.Andrews.
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THE FORKS MARK OF WILLIAM EATON, LONDON, 1833, (EXCEPT ONE BY ELIZABETH EATON, LONDON, 1849), THE KNIVES MARK OF MOSES BRENT, LONDON, 1796 AND 1802 (EXCEPT TWO LATER BY DIFFERENT MAKERS, LONDON, 1825 AND 1880)
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TWELVE MATCHED PAIRS OF GEORGE III/WILLIAM IV/VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT FRUIT KNIVES AND FORKS WITH AGATE HANDLES
THE FORKS MARK OF WILLIAM EATON, LONDON, 1833, (EXCEPT ONE BY ELIZABETH EATON, LONDON, 1849), THE KNIVES MARK OF MOSES BRENT, LONDON, 1796 AND 1802 (EXCEPT TWO LATER BY DIFFERENT MAKERS, LONDON, 1825 and 1880)
The tapering handles with fluted ends, the ferrules chased with acanthus leaves, blades and back of tines engraved with viscount's coronet and crest of Robert Dundas, 2nd. Viscount Melville of Melville (1771-1851) (24)
THE FORKS MARK OF WILLIAM EATON, LONDON, 1833, (EXCEPT ONE BY ELIZABETH EATON, LONDON, 1849), THE KNIVES MARK OF MOSES BRENT, LONDON, 1796 AND 1802 (EXCEPT TWO LATER BY DIFFERENT MAKERS, LONDON, 1825 and 1880)
The tapering handles with fluted ends, the ferrules chased with acanthus leaves, blades and back of tines engraved with viscount's coronet and crest of Robert Dundas, 2nd. Viscount Melville of Melville (1771-1851) (24)
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