Lot Essay
The Seaham Colliery was a coal mine in County Durham owned by the Marquess of Londonderry.
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MARK OF REID AND SONS, DUBLIN, 1918
Details
A GEORGE VI IRISH SILVER TRAY
MARK OF REID AND SONS, DUBLIN, 1918
Shaped rectangular with moulded border and side handles, engraved on centre with ' To Viscount Castlereagh from the Workmen of Seaham Colliery on his coming of age 18th November 1923', marked underneath
26 5/8 in. (26.5 cm.) wide
114 oz. 8 dwt. (3,559 gr.)
The engraving refers to Edward Charles Stewart Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry (1902–1955).
MARK OF REID AND SONS, DUBLIN, 1918
Shaped rectangular with moulded border and side handles, engraved on centre with ' To Viscount Castlereagh from the Workmen of Seaham Colliery on his coming of age 18th November 1923', marked underneath
26 5/8 in. (26.5 cm.) wide
114 oz. 8 dwt. (3,559 gr.)
The engraving refers to Edward Charles Stewart Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry (1902–1955).
Provenance
Edward Charles Stewart Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry (1902–1955), and then by descent.
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Nathaniel Nicholson