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MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1812
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A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT MOUNTED AGATE DESSERT-SERVICE
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1812
Comprising twelve dessert-knives and eleven three-tined dessert forks, the agate handles with shell terminals, engraved with two crests, marked on reverse
the knives, 7.3/4 in. (19.7 cm.) long
One crest is that of Wellesley.
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1812
Comprising twelve dessert-knives and eleven three-tined dessert forks, the agate handles with shell terminals, engraved with two crests, marked on reverse
the knives, 7.3/4 in. (19.7 cm.) long
One crest is that of Wellesley.
Provenance
The presence of the Wellesley crest suggests a link with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Probably Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (1769-1822) or, Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854) and by descent.
Probably Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (1769-1822) or, Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854) and by descent.
Literature
Garrard & Co. Ltd, Inventory of Plate. The Property of The Most Honble The Marquis of Londonderry, K.G., 1923, p. 20.
Wynyard Park, inventory, 1956, p. 123.
Wynyard Park, inventory, 1956, p. 123.
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