A GEORGE VI SILVER TRAY

MARK OF S. G. JACOBS, SHEFFIELD, 1939

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A GEORGE VI SILVER TRAY
MARK OF S. G. JACOBS, SHEFFIELD, 1939
Shaped oblong with scroll handles, engraved with a crest above an inscription and surrounded by facsimilie signatures, marked near rim
27¼ in. (69.5 cm.) wide over handles
111 oz. (3,444 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Viscount Cowdray on the Occasion of his Marriage 19^t^h July 1939 From The Polo Players who have Enjoyed His Hospitality'

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The signatures include those of:
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974), third son of George V;
Sawai Man Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur (1922-1970);
David Mountbatten, 3nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919-1970);
John Nevill, Earl of Lewes and later 5th Marquess of Abergavenny (1914-2000);
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979);
William Howarth Vestey, only son of Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey (1912-1944);
George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe (1913-1974);
John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley (1883-1941);
Massey Lopes, 2nd Baron Roborough (1903-1992);
Humphrey Patrick Guinness (1902-1986);
Keith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke, (1907-1983);
Major-General John Charles "Jock" Campbell VC, (1894-1942).

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