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MARK OF WILLIAM STROUD, LONDON, 1798
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A GEORGE III SILVER TOASTED-CHEESE DISH
MARK OF WILLIAM STROUD, LONDON, 1798
Oblong and with a gadrooned rim, with two part-turned wood handles, the hinged cover with a reeded ring and foliage finial engraved with a coat-of-arms, the interior fitted with six detachable square dishes, above a compartment for water, fully marked
12¼ in. (31 cm.) long over handles
53 oz. (1,658 gr.)
The arms are those of Graeme quartering Montrose with a crescent for difference, presumably for the second son of a member of the Graeme family of Orchill, co. Perth, possibly Charles Graeme (1752-1833), second surviving son of David Graeme and his second wife the Hon. Louisa Nairne.
MARK OF WILLIAM STROUD, LONDON, 1798
Oblong and with a gadrooned rim, with two part-turned wood handles, the hinged cover with a reeded ring and foliage finial engraved with a coat-of-arms, the interior fitted with six detachable square dishes, above a compartment for water, fully marked
12¼ in. (31 cm.) long over handles
53 oz. (1,658 gr.)
The arms are those of Graeme quartering Montrose with a crescent for difference, presumably for the second son of a member of the Graeme family of Orchill, co. Perth, possibly Charles Graeme (1752-1833), second surviving son of David Graeme and his second wife the Hon. Louisa Nairne.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's Glasgow, 23 May 1996, lot 532
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