MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1823

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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER DESSERT STANDS
Mark of Paul Storr, London, 1823
Each shaped circular, the base and body with basketweave pattern and openwork, each marked on reverse
6in. (15.4cm.) high; 69oz. (2156gr.) (2)

Lot Essay

These baskets match an example presented to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, by her five children in 1802. The Royal basket descended to her youngest son, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, and was sold by his descendant the Prince of Hanover in 1924.

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