MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1801

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MEAT DISHES
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1801
Oval, with gadrooned border, the border engraved with an Earl's armorials, marked on reverse, and with scratch weights no. 19 75.18, no. 20 74.12
19¼in. (49cm.) long; 141oz. (2)

Provenance

with Crichton Brothers, London, 1937, (£320, includes lots 553, 554).

Engraved

The arms are those of Admiral Earl St. Vincent

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Lot Essay

Admiral Earl St. Vincent (1735-1823), born John Jervis, joined the navy on his fourteenth birthday and was steadly promoted. During the French Wars he commanded the Mediterranean and Channel Fleets and was known as a stern disciplinarian. He was a full Admiral by 1795 and on February 14, 1797 his squadron defeated the Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent, for which victory he was made an Earl and awarded a pension of £3,000. He was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on George IV's coronation in 1821.

CAPTION: John Jervis, Admiral Earl St. Vincent, by Francis Cotes, 1769, courtesy of The National Portrait Gallery

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