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    16 April 2004

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    • A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREE
    Lot 90

    A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN

    MARK OF HENRY NUTTING, LONDON, 1806

    Price realised

    USD 23,900

    Estimate

    USD 12,000 - USD 18,000

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    A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN
    MARK OF HENRY NUTTING, LONDON, 1806
    Oval, on oval circular foot, the body and foot engraved with Greek key and palmette border, with reeded loop handle, the cover with conforming decoration and heraldic finial, the body engraved on each side with a coat-of-arms, marked on body, cover and finial, together with a smaller, associated plated liner
    18in. long (46cm.); 140oz. 10dwt. (4380gr.) (2)

    Provenance

    John Eager Howard (1752-1827) of Maryland married Peggy Oswald Chew in 1787
    Margaretta Sophia Howard (granddaughter), married Charles Ridgely
    Eliza Ridgely (daughter)
    Alice Ridgely Whitham
    Margaret Ridgely Whitham Manchester
    descendant of the original owner, sold Christie's, New York, April 18, 1989, lot 432A
    Sotheby's, New York, October 22, 1993, lot 320

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    Lot Essay

    Revolutionary soldier John Eager Howard (1752-1827), served as a captain in the "Flying Camp," major of the 4th Maryland Regiment in 1777 and lieutenant colonel in 1778. He fought at the battles of White Plains, Germantown and Monmouth, and received a medal and thanks of Congress for his role in the Battle of Cowpens in 1781.

    Following the War, Howard served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, Governor of Maryland from 1788-91, and United States Senator from 1796-1803. In the War of 1812, Howard raised a corps of volunteers and was a vocal critic of the British during the threatened attack on Baltimore in 1814. He was an unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate in 1816.

    In 1787 Howard married Peggy Oswald Chew, daughter of Chief Justice Benjamin Chew. This tureen, part of an extensive service descended to his granddaughter Margaretta Sophia Howard, who married Charles Ridgely, the owner of Hampton Mansion, Towson, Maryland. A pair of vegetable dishes of similar design remain at Hampton.

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