A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
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A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER

MARK OF ROBERT CALDERWOOD, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1760

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A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
MARK OF ROBERT CALDERWOOD, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1760
Oval, on four scroll feet and gadrooned borders, the domed cover with pomegranate finial, each side later engraved with two coats-of-arms, the cover with a crest within the Garter motto, marked under base and cover bezel, with scratch weight 97=0 and 'No 2' and '7', the cover 'No 2'
14 in. (35.5 cm.) wide
91 oz. 19 dwt. (2,859 gr.)
The first arms are those of Vane quartering Tempest, for Sir Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Bt. (1771-1813). The second arms are those of McDonnell quartering Plunkett, for Sir Henry's wife Anne Catherine, Countess of Antrim in her own right (1775-1834), whom he married in 1799. The crest is that of Stewart for Charles, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry K.G. (1778-1854).
Provenance
Sir Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Bt. (1771-1813) and his wife Anne Countess of Antrim (1775-1834), by descent to their daughter and sole heir,
Lady Frances Ann Emily Vane-Tempest (1800-1865) and her husband, Charles, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry K.G. (1778-1854), then by descent.

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