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A GEORGE III SILVER MEAT DISH COVER, by Paul Storr, London, 1818, the domed oval cover lobed at four corners, repousse with a gadroon band punctuated by leaves, the leaf-wrapped reeded handle rising from lion masks above a flowerhead, engraved on both sides with armorials, Length 20 7/8in. (53cm.), 136.15oz.
The Arms are those of Portman quartering Berkeley impaling Hulse, for Edward Berkeley Portman, and his second wife. Mary, eldest daughter of Sir Edward Hulse. Bart of Breamore House, co. Wilts. He died at Rome in 1823. His son was created Baron Portman in 1837 and Viscount in 1873.
The Arms are those of Portman quartering Berkeley impaling Hulse, for Edward Berkeley Portman, and his second wife. Mary, eldest daughter of Sir Edward Hulse. Bart of Breamore House, co. Wilts. He died at Rome in 1823. His son was created Baron Portman in 1837 and Viscount in 1873.