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MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG AND STEPHEN GILBERT, LONDON, 1788
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A set of four George III silver sauce-tureens and covers
Mark of Andrew Fogelberg and Stephen Gilbert, London, 1788
Each partly-fluted oval on conforming pedestal foot, with reeded borders, and two foliage-capped reeded handles, the detachable partly-fluted cover with fluted baluster finial, each engraved with a coat-of-arms with supporters and motto to one side, and with a coat-of-arms within garter and coronet to the other side, each cover engraved with the same coat-of-arms within garter and coronet and with a crest and coronet, each marked on footrim and cover bezel
9½in. (24.25cm.) long
89oz. (2,776gr.)
The Royal arms are for King George III
The other arms are those of Grenville impaling Pitt for William, 1st Baron Grenville (1759-1834) and his wife Anne (1772-1864), daughter of Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford, whom he married in 1792. The presence of the Royal Arms suggests that the silver was a perquisite of one of his many parliamentary posts. The date of the silver suggests it might have been commissioned for his role as Speaker, a post he was appointed to in 1789. However as the arms are surmounted by a Baron's coronet, they must date to after 1790 when he was created Baron Grenville, therefore they were most likely granted to him as Foreign Minister. (4)
Mark of Andrew Fogelberg and Stephen Gilbert, London, 1788
Each partly-fluted oval on conforming pedestal foot, with reeded borders, and two foliage-capped reeded handles, the detachable partly-fluted cover with fluted baluster finial, each engraved with a coat-of-arms with supporters and motto to one side, and with a coat-of-arms within garter and coronet to the other side, each cover engraved with the same coat-of-arms within garter and coronet and with a crest and coronet, each marked on footrim and cover bezel
9½in. (24.25cm.) long
89oz. (2,776gr.)
The Royal arms are for King George III
The other arms are those of Grenville impaling Pitt for William, 1st Baron Grenville (1759-1834) and his wife Anne (1772-1864), daughter of Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford, whom he married in 1792. The presence of the Royal Arms suggests that the silver was a perquisite of one of his many parliamentary posts. The date of the silver suggests it might have been commissioned for his role as Speaker, a post he was appointed to in 1789. However as the arms are surmounted by a Baron's coronet, they must date to after 1790 when he was created Baron Grenville, therefore they were most likely granted to him as Foreign Minister. (4)
Provenance
William, 1st Baron Grenville (1759-1834) and then bequeathed to
Hon. George Matthew Fortescue (1791-1877) and thence by descent to
Harriet (d.1924), Lady Phillimore, wife of Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore (1822-1897) and thence by descent
Hon. George Matthew Fortescue (1791-1877) and thence by descent to
Harriet (d.1924), Lady Phillimore, wife of Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore (1822-1897) and thence by descent
Special notice
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