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Lot Essay
The arms are those of Osborne impaling those of D'Arcy as borne by George William Frederick Osborne (1775-1838), Marquess of Carmarthen, later 6th Duke of Leeds.
George William Frederick Osborne was the son of Francis Godolphin Osbourne (1751-1799), 5th Duke of Leeds and Amelia D'Arcy (1754-1784), 9th Baroness Conyers. He was styled Marquess of Carmarthen from 1789 to 1799. The Duke of Leeds was a prominent patron of the turf and his horse Octavian won the St. Ledger in 1810.
These wine coasters form part of the Fauconberg and Conyers Heirlooms, and the later initials, F&C beneath a Baroness's coronet, are for Marcia Amelia Mary, Baroness Fauconberg and Conyers, Countess of Yarborough. When the baronies were resurrected in 1903 by the Countess of Yarborough, an inventory of property was taken and the initials and inventory numbers were applied.
A silver centerpiece by John Bridge, London, 1825, from the 6th Duke of Leeds and engraved with the same F&C initials was offered from the collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Christie's, New York, 20 October 1999, lot 199.
George William Frederick Osborne was the son of Francis Godolphin Osbourne (1751-1799), 5th Duke of Leeds and Amelia D'Arcy (1754-1784), 9th Baroness Conyers. He was styled Marquess of Carmarthen from 1789 to 1799. The Duke of Leeds was a prominent patron of the turf and his horse Octavian won the St. Ledger in 1810.
These wine coasters form part of the Fauconberg and Conyers Heirlooms, and the later initials, F&C beneath a Baroness's coronet, are for Marcia Amelia Mary, Baroness Fauconberg and Conyers, Countess of Yarborough. When the baronies were resurrected in 1903 by the Countess of Yarborough, an inventory of property was taken and the initials and inventory numbers were applied.
A silver centerpiece by John Bridge, London, 1825, from the 6th Duke of Leeds and engraved with the same F&C initials was offered from the collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Christie's, New York, 20 October 1999, lot 199.