MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1815

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A REGENCY SILVER FOUR-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY**
Mark of Paul Storr, London, 1815
Comprising coffee pot, teapot, cream jug and open sugar bowl; each vase-form, on fluted spreading base, the part-fluted body with gadrooned, foliate and shell rims, with foliate-clad loop handles with serpent and mask terminals and similar spouts, the hinged fluted covers with ivory finials, the coffee pot engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest, the others engraved with a crest, the oblong tray with gadrooned border and two foliate and shell bracket handles, the field engraved with coat-of-arms and crest, fully marked, each also stamped 661
The coffee pot 10½in. (26.8cm.) high, the tray 28in. (71cm.) long over handles; 242oz. 10dwt. (7554gr.) gross weight (5)

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of King, baronets, impaling those of Duckworth, as borne by Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet (1774-1834), only son of Admiral Sir Richard King (1730-1806). He married in 1803 Sarah Ann, only daughter of Admiral Sir John Duckworth, Bt., and secondly in 1822, Maria Susanna, daughter of Sir Charles Cotton.

Sir Richard King came from a proud line of Royal Naval officers. He entered service in 1788 and was rapidly promoted, commanding different ships with credit in the Channel and the North Sea. In October 1805, he took part in the battle of Trafalgar, commanding the Achilles of 74 guns. For his exemplary record there, he was rewarded with a gold medal, the thanks of Parliament, and a sword of honor from the Patriotic Fund. In 1811, King was appointed the Captain of the Fleet in the Mediterranean, and in 1812 he was promoted to Rear-Admiral.

In 1815, the same year this tea service was made, King was nominated a KCB. His naval career continued with great success. In 1816, he was appointed the Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, became a Vice-Admiral in 1821, and was the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore in 1833-34. He died of cholera at Admiralty House, Sheerness in 1834.

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