Lot 630
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AN ELIZABETH II SILVER COMMEMORATIVE WINE TROLLEY**
AN ELIZABETH II SILVER COMMEMORATIVE WINE TROLLEY**

LONDON, 1977, MAKER'S MARK RFE

Details
AN ELIZABETH II SILVER COMMEMORATIVE WINE TROLLEY**
London, 1977, maker's mark RFE
The base on four rotating wheels, the circular coasters with openwork gallery set with medallions commemorating Wellington's military victories, with a beaded rim, the wood backings also set with medallions, the handle with horn grip, fully marked and with edition number 14/50
17in. (44cm.) long over handle

Lot Essay

This wine trolley is a copy of the celebrated pair in the Wellington Collection at Asprey House, London. The original pair was made by the famous Birmingham manufacturer Sir Edward Thomason for George IV to better circulate the wine bottles to his guests at the dinner table. In his Memoirs Thomason mentions that "On their arrival, his Majesty expressed his entire approbation of the thought. Sometime afterwards, the King presented them to the Duke of Wellington."