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MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD, LONDON, 1802
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SOUP-TUREENS, COVERS AND LINERS
MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD, LONDON, 1802
Bombé circular with part-fluting and on four foliage cast feet, the detachable cover with cast shell handle, with two foliage cast handles with shell terminal, with gadrooned rim above applied foliage, the body and cover each engraved twice with a crest below a baron's coronet, with plain liner, marked underneath, inside cover and liner, further engraved underneath the tureen with numbers and scratchweight 'No. 1 79:5' and 'No 2 79:18' and under the liners with numbers and scratchweights 'No. 1 18-4' and 'No. 2 17-8'
13 ½ in. (34 cm.) wide over handles
190 oz. 11 dwt. (5,894 gr.)
The crest is that of Robinson for Thomas Philip Robinson, as 3rd Baron Grantham (1781-1859) K.G. He succeeded his father in 1786 and later succeeded as 2nd Earl de Grey and 5th Baron Lucas on the death of his maternal aunt, Lady Annabel, Countess de Grey in 1833, when he assumed the name and arms of de Grey. He married Lady Henrietta Frances Cole, daughter of William Willoughby, 1st Earl of Enniskillen, in 1805. He was Lord lieutenant of Ireland from 1841 to 1844 and was Lord Lieutenant of Bedford.
MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD, LONDON, 1802
Bombé circular with part-fluting and on four foliage cast feet, the detachable cover with cast shell handle, with two foliage cast handles with shell terminal, with gadrooned rim above applied foliage, the body and cover each engraved twice with a crest below a baron's coronet, with plain liner, marked underneath, inside cover and liner, further engraved underneath the tureen with numbers and scratchweight 'No. 1 79:5' and 'No 2 79:18' and under the liners with numbers and scratchweights 'No. 1 18-4' and 'No. 2 17-8'
13 ½ in. (34 cm.) wide over handles
190 oz. 11 dwt. (5,894 gr.)
The crest is that of Robinson for Thomas Philip Robinson, as 3rd Baron Grantham (1781-1859) K.G. He succeeded his father in 1786 and later succeeded as 2nd Earl de Grey and 5th Baron Lucas on the death of his maternal aunt, Lady Annabel, Countess de Grey in 1833, when he assumed the name and arms of de Grey. He married Lady Henrietta Frances Cole, daughter of William Willoughby, 1st Earl of Enniskillen, in 1805. He was Lord lieutenant of Ireland from 1841 to 1844 and was Lord Lieutenant of Bedford.
Provenance
Thomas Philip Robinson, 3rd Baron Grantham, later 2nd Earl de Grey and 5th Baron Lucas (1781-1859) and then by descent to his daughter
Anne Florence, Baroness Lucas (1806-1880), whom married George Augustus, 6th Earl Cowper (1806-1856) and then by descent to their daughter
Adine Eliza Anne (d.1868), whom married The. Hon. Julian Charles Fane (d.1870) and then by descent to their daughter
Ethel Anne Priscilla (1867-1952), whom married William Henry, 1st Baron Desborough KG. (1855-1945).
The Rt. Hon Lord Desborough K.G. and Lady Desborough, Panshanger, Hertford; Christie's, 18 March 1942, lot 106 (£115 to Holmes).
A Gentleman; Christie's London, 9 July 1997, lot 65.
Anne Florence, Baroness Lucas (1806-1880), whom married George Augustus, 6th Earl Cowper (1806-1856) and then by descent to their daughter
Adine Eliza Anne (d.1868), whom married The. Hon. Julian Charles Fane (d.1870) and then by descent to their daughter
Ethel Anne Priscilla (1867-1952), whom married William Henry, 1st Baron Desborough KG. (1855-1945).
The Rt. Hon Lord Desborough K.G. and Lady Desborough, Panshanger, Hertford; Christie's, 18 March 1942, lot 106 (£115 to Holmes).
A Gentleman; Christie's London, 9 July 1997, lot 65.
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