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MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1826
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A SET OF SIX GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT SALT-CELLARS
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1826
In the William III style, each compressed circular and with fluted sides, engraved with a crest, marked underneath
3¼ in. (9 cm.) diam.
24 oz. (735 gr.)
The crest is that of Peel, for Jonathan Peel, MP (1799-1879). Peel was the fifth son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Bt. (1750-1830), the cotton manufacturer, and his wife Ellen Yates (d.1803). His brother was the Politician Sir Robert Peel. Jonathan himself was an accomplished soldier and later a politician, representing Norwich as a Tory in 1826 and later Huntingdon. He served as surveyor-general of the ordnance during his brother's second term as Prime Minister as well as minister for war and as a member of the cabinet during the second term of Lord Derby. In March 1824 Peel married Lady Alicia Jane (1887), the youngest daughter of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa. (6)
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1826
In the William III style, each compressed circular and with fluted sides, engraved with a crest, marked underneath
3¼ in. (9 cm.) diam.
24 oz. (735 gr.)
The crest is that of Peel, for Jonathan Peel, MP (1799-1879). Peel was the fifth son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Bt. (1750-1830), the cotton manufacturer, and his wife Ellen Yates (d.1803). His brother was the Politician Sir Robert Peel. Jonathan himself was an accomplished soldier and later a politician, representing Norwich as a Tory in 1826 and later Huntingdon. He served as surveyor-general of the ordnance during his brother's second term as Prime Minister as well as minister for war and as a member of the cabinet during the second term of Lord Derby. In March 1824 Peel married Lady Alicia Jane (1887), the youngest daughter of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa. (6)
Provenance
Jonathan Peel, MP (1799-1879), then by descent to his daughter
Alice Peel (d.1903) who married Sir Robert Burnet David Morier (1826-1893) on 26 September 1861, then by descent to their granddaughter
The Hon. Mrs. Francis Cunnack (1906-1994)
The Hon. Mrs. F.H. Cunnack; Christie's London, 13 December 1961, lot 42
Alice Peel (d.1903) who married Sir Robert Burnet David Morier (1826-1893) on 26 September 1861, then by descent to their granddaughter
The Hon. Mrs. Francis Cunnack (1906-1994)
The Hon. Mrs. F.H. Cunnack; Christie's London, 13 December 1961, lot 42
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