MARK OF EDWARD, EDWARD II, JOHN AND WILLIAM BARNARD, LONDON, 1836, RETAILED BY PAYNE AND SONS, BATH

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A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV SILVER-GILT WINE COOLERS AND LINERS
MARK OF EDWARD, EDWARD II, JOHN AND WILLIAM BARNARD, LONDON, 1836, RETAILED BY PAYNE AND SONS, BATH
On openwork spreading foot, the body cast and chased with asymetrical panels of flowers on matted ground and large foliate scrolls framing two coats-of-arms with earl's coronet above, the scrolling handles with grapevine terminals, the plain detachable liners engraved with crest with earl's coronet above, both coolers stamped 1 and 3 and the liners 3 and 4, marked underneath and on liners, further stamped underneath 'Payne & Sons Bath'
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high
187 oz. 10 dwt. (5,832 gr.)
The arms are those of Duncan and Haldane quatering Lennox and Menteith for Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown (1812-1867).

Provenance

Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown (1812-1867)

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Lot Essay

The wine coolers bear the arms of Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown (1812-1867) eldest son of Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1731-1804) a British admiral who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown (north of Haarlem) on 11 October 1797. This victory is considered one of the most significant actions in the late 18th century.
The wine coolers were probably purchased when he exchanged his seat in Parliament from Southampton to Bath in 1841. Born in Edinburgh, Duncan was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He first entered parliament as a member for Southampton in 1837. He was briefly out of parliament between 1852 and 1854, when he was returned for Forfarshire which he retained until he was elevated to the House of Lords in 1859 on the death of his father, the first earl. His children included his heir Robert, George and Julia who was a courtier and notable artist.

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