A LARGE VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY
A LARGE VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY
A LARGE VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY
A LARGE VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY
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A LARGE VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY

MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1859

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A LARGE VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY
MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1859
Octafoil, with raised lobed border and ribbon-tied reed edge, the centre engraved with scrolling foliage framing a coat-of-arms and a presentation inscription, marked underneath
29 in. (74 cm.) wide over the handles
196 oz. 18 dwt. (6,125 gr.)
Provenance
Acquired from J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd., London, December 1993.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay


Michael Seymour was the third son of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet (1768-1834). He entered the Royal Navy in 1813, making lieutenant in 1822, commander in 1824 and captain in 1826. On 19 February 1856 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the East Indies and China Station. On HMS Calcutta, he conducted operations arising from the attack on the British coaster Arrow. He went on to command the Battle of the Bogue in November 1856, helped destroy the Chinese fleet in the Battle of Fatshan Creek in June 1857, captured Canton in December, and in 1858 he captured the forts on the Baihe (Hai River), compelling the Chinese government to consent to the Treaty of Tientsin. He was made GCB in 1859.
This tray commemorates his contribution in the Arrow War in China and was given to him by the merchants of Hong Kong who subscribed 2000 guineas for him to have various pieces of silver made by the London firm Hunt and Roskell.

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