A GEORGE III SILVER MEAT DISH FROM THE BATTENBERG SERVICE MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1811

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A GEORGE III SILVER MEAT DISH FROM THE BATTENBERG SERVICE MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1811

Shaped oval with gadrooned rim, the border engraved with a crest and accolé Royal arms, marked on reverse
18in. (45.7cm.) long; 70oz. (2185gr.)

Provenance

Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, Christie's, London, May 4, 1932, part of an extensive service sold for a total of /p1,168.

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Battenberg accolé with the Royal arms of Great Britain with those of Saxony on an escutcheon of pretence, as borne by Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg, KG, and his wife, Princess Beatrice, 5th daughter of Queen Victoria. They were married in 1885.
Dinner and soup plates from the same service were sold in these Rooms, October 18, 1995, lots 329 and 330.