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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A GEORGE III SILVER TOASTED-CHEESE DISH
MARK OF BURRIDGE DAVENPORT, LONDON, 1781
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER TOASTED-CHEESE DISH
MARK OF BURRIDGE DAVENPORT, LONDON, 1781
Oblong with a beaded border and reeded handles, the slightly domed cover with a fluted vase finial, engraved with a coat-of-arms, engraved inside with a crest, marked underneath and inside cover
10½ in. (27 cm.) wide
17 oz. (518 gr.)
The arms are those of Fortescue impaling Grenville as borne by the Hon. Hugh Fortescue (1753-1841), eldest son of Matthew, 2nd Baron Fortescue (1719-1785) and later created 1st Earl Fortescue. He married Hester (d.1847), daughter of the Rt. Hon. George Grenville (1712-1770). The crest on the interior is that of Fortescue as borne by the Earls of Cleremont.
MARK OF BURRIDGE DAVENPORT, LONDON, 1781
Oblong with a beaded border and reeded handles, the slightly domed cover with a fluted vase finial, engraved with a coat-of-arms, engraved inside with a crest, marked underneath and inside cover
10½ in. (27 cm.) wide
17 oz. (518 gr.)
The arms are those of Fortescue impaling Grenville as borne by the Hon. Hugh Fortescue (1753-1841), eldest son of Matthew, 2nd Baron Fortescue (1719-1785) and later created 1st Earl Fortescue. He married Hester (d.1847), daughter of the Rt. Hon. George Grenville (1712-1770). The crest on the interior is that of Fortescue as borne by the Earls of Cleremont.
Provenance
With Garrard, 24 Albermarle Street, London, 21 January 1948.
Brought to you by
Giles Forster
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