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MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1812
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THE DINNER SERVICE OF HENRY, 4TH VISCOUNT GAGE
AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III SILVER SIXTEEN-PIECE DINNER SERVICE
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1812
Each piece with a foliage and gadrooned rim and a foliage and reeded double lion handle, each engraved twice with a coat-of-arms below a viscount's coronet, or with a crest below a viscount's coronet, comprising:
A Pair of oval soup tureens, cover and liners, the liners with shell handles, each stamped '788'
17¾ in. (45.1 cm.) long;
Four oblong entrée dishes and covers on Old Sheffield plated warming stands, the stands by Matthew Boulton, each stamped '583'
the stands 14¼ in. (36 cm.) wide
Four circular entrée dishes and covers, each stamped '583'
11 in. (27.9 cm.) diam.
Four sauce tureens and covers, stamped either '746' or '788'
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) wide
A pair of meat dishes, each stamped '583'
22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) long
each piece fully marked
1,378 oz. (42,850 gr.)
The arms are those of Gage, impaling Foley for Henry Hall Gage, 4th Viscount Gage of Castle Island (1791-1877) and his wife Elizabeth Maria (d. 1857), daughter of Hon. Edward Foley, who he married in 1813. (16)
AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III SILVER SIXTEEN-PIECE DINNER SERVICE
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1812
Each piece with a foliage and gadrooned rim and a foliage and reeded double lion handle, each engraved twice with a coat-of-arms below a viscount's coronet, or with a crest below a viscount's coronet, comprising:
A Pair of oval soup tureens, cover and liners, the liners with shell handles, each stamped '788'
17¾ in. (45.1 cm.) long;
Four oblong entrée dishes and covers on Old Sheffield plated warming stands, the stands by Matthew Boulton, each stamped '583'
the stands 14¼ in. (36 cm.) wide
Four circular entrée dishes and covers, each stamped '583'
11 in. (27.9 cm.) diam.
Four sauce tureens and covers, stamped either '746' or '788'
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) wide
A pair of meat dishes, each stamped '583'
22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) long
each piece fully marked
1,378 oz. (42,850 gr.)
The arms are those of Gage, impaling Foley for Henry Hall Gage, 4th Viscount Gage of Castle Island (1791-1877) and his wife Elizabeth Maria (d. 1857), daughter of Hon. Edward Foley, who he married in 1813. (16)
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