A GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT PRESENTATION TUREEN

MARK OF EDWARD, EDWARD, JOHN, AND WILLIAM BARNARD, LONDON, 1828

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A GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT PRESENTATION TUREEN
MARK OF EDWARD, EDWARD, JOHN, AND WILLIAM BARNARD, LONDON, 1828
Shaped circular and on spreading circular foot, chased with matted acanthus leaves and flowers, the body with broad flutes chased with similar decoration, with two plain cartouches engraved with inscriptions, with two leaf-capped reeded bifurcated scroll handles, with cast and chased foliage and vine rim, the detachable domed cover with flutes chased with matted acanthus leaves and flowers, with detachable pineapple finial, marked on base, under cover, nut, and twice on finial leaves
13 in. (34 cm.) high; 118 oz. (3,676 gr.)

Provenance

Won by George, 6th Duke of Leeds's horse Jenny Mills, and thence by descent
Christie's, London, 23 June 1999, lot 103

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Lot Essay

The inscription reads:
The Hon..ble Edw..d Rob.t Petre
Geo. Serieantson Esq.
STWEARDS
NORTH ALLERTON RACES
1829

The North Allerton Gold cup was run on the 9 October in 1829 with a prize worth 110 guineas. The ten horses were entered for the race which was run over a course of two miles. The Duke of Leeds's filly Jenny Mills, a four year old ridden by Tommy Lye, won with Granby, a horse belonging to Edward Petre, one of the stewards, coming in third. Jenny Mills won a number of minor races. After the Duke's death she was sold and taken to the United States.

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