MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1815

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A GEORGE III SILVER TRAY
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1815
Shaped oval, supported on four leaf and rosette feet, with foliage and gadrooned border, and two reed and foliage handles, engraved with the Royal arms with a label for difference, accolé with the Royal arms, below a Royal Duke's coronet, marked on back and stamped 525
28 in. (71 cm.) long
152 oz. (4,731 gr.)
The arms are those of William, 2nd Duke of Gloucester K.G., K.B. (1776-1834) and his wife H.R.H. Princess Mary (1776-1857) who he married at the Queen's House, St. James's on 22 July 1816. The Duke was the nephew of George III.

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Lot Essay

William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester (1776-1834) was the son of Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester (d.1805) and Maria, Countess of Walpole (d.1807). He was born in Rome, and served as Colonel of the 1st Foot Guards in Flanders at eighteen. One year later he was created Major-General, then General in 1808 and Field Marshal in 1816. He served as Chancellor of Cambridge University and later Governor of Portsmouth. He married on 22 July, 1816, at The Queen's House, St James's, his first cousin Princess Mary of Great Britain (1776-1857), fourth daughter of King George III and his wife Queen Charlotte. It is probably that the present tray was part of the marriage plate made for the occasion. A similar tray was sold Christie's London, 23 November 1999, lot 186.

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