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Property from T.R.H. The Dukes of Gloucester
A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III SILVER DESSERT SPOONS
MARKS OF WILLIAM ELLERBY, LONDON, 1808
Details
A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III SILVER DESSERT SPOONS
MARKS OF WILLIAM ELLERBY, LONDON, 1808
Fiddle pattern, each engraved with a crest, marked on handle with a facsimile of a note on Marlborough House headed paper in Queen Mary's hand
17 oz. 12 dwt. (548 gr.)
The note reads 'For Darling Richard / with best wishes for / his birthday from / Grannie Mary / August 1951' and '12 silver spoons for /Richard from Grannie / Mary August 26th 1951.
The crest is that of Fox.
MARKS OF WILLIAM ELLERBY, LONDON, 1808
Fiddle pattern, each engraved with a crest, marked on handle with a facsimile of a note on Marlborough House headed paper in Queen Mary's hand
17 oz. 12 dwt. (548 gr.)
The note reads 'For Darling Richard / with best wishes for / his birthday from / Grannie Mary / August 1951' and '12 silver spoons for /Richard from Grannie / Mary August 26th 1951.
The crest is that of Fox.
Provenance
A gift from Queen Mary (1867-1953) to H.R.H the Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1944) on the occasion of his seventh birthday.
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Adrian Hume Sayer