A PAIR OF GEORGE III/REGENCY SILVER MEAT DISHES AND COVERS

MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, THE COVERS 1808, THE DISHES 1813

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III/REGENCY SILVER MEAT DISHES AND COVERS
Maker's mark of Paul Storr, London, the covers 1808, the dishes 1813
Each oval, the gadrooned rim with ovolos and acanthus at intervals, the high domed covers with gadrooned band on shoulder and calyx surmounted by a gadrooned and beaded handle with acanthus joins, the covers engraved on each sides with armorials, marked on reverses of dishes and under covers
The dishes 15in. (39.3cm.) long; 167oz. 10dwt. (5219gr.) (2)

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Curzon as borne by Nathaniel (Curzon), 2nd Baron Scarsdale (1751-1837).

The principal residence of the 2nd Baron Scarsdale was Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, best known for being completed and decorated by Robert Adam for the 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804).