Lot Essay
The crest and coronet are those of Thomas, 3rd Baron Foley (1780-1833). He married Cecilia Olivia Geraldine, daughter of the 2nd Duke of Leinster, in 1806. A Whig, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcester and Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners. From 1805-1807, he was 3rd Master of the Quorn Hunt.
Four identical dessert baskets were in the Earl of Harewood's service of display plate by Paul Storr, sold in the sale of Magnificent Regency Gilt Banqueting Plate: The Property of the Earl of Harewood, Christie's, London, June 30, 1965, lots 99 and 100. The baskets, dated 1815, are illustrated in Michael Clayton, The Collector's Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain, rev. ed. 1985, pp. 338-339. A single basket from the same set is illustrated in N.M. Penzer, Paul Storr, 1954, pl. LVII, p. 192.
Four identical dessert baskets were in the Earl of Harewood's service of display plate by Paul Storr, sold in the sale of Magnificent Regency Gilt Banqueting Plate: The Property of the Earl of Harewood, Christie's, London, June 30, 1965, lots 99 and 100. The baskets, dated 1815, are illustrated in Michael Clayton, The Collector's Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain, rev. ed. 1985, pp. 338-339. A single basket from the same set is illustrated in N.M. Penzer, Paul Storr, 1954, pl. LVII, p. 192.