MARK OF THOMAS WIMBUSH, LONDON, 1831, RETAIL MARK OF GREEN AND WARD

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A WILLIAM IV SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND STAND
MARK OF THOMAS WIMBUSH, LONDON, 1831, RETAIL MARK OF GREEN AND WARD
Of lobed oval form, the sides with oak leaf branch handles and engraved with a sailing vessel and presentation inscription relating to the Queen's cup at the Cowes Regatta, 1843, supported on foliate scrolled feet fitted into the conforming-shaped two-handled stand, the domed cover with branch handle, the cover engraved on each side with a coat-of-arms and crest, marked on body, under cover, under stand, and on handle, also stamped GREEN AND WARD GOLDSMITHS TO THE KING LONDON
The stand 28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) long; 385 oz. 10 dwt. (11,995 gr.)

Provenance

Richard Wordsworth Cooper (1801-1850), of Longford Lodge, in Kingstown, Co. Dublin

Engraved

The Queen's Cup/won by Eudora/ at the Cowes Regatta/11th August 1843/Beating/The Hebe, Charm and Intrepid

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Cooper quartering Synge and others for Cooper of Markree Castle, co. Sligo, Ireland

This tureen was awarded as Her Majesty’s Cup, with a value of £100, to Richard Wordsworth Cooper’s Eudora at the Cowes Regatta in 1843. Richard Wordsworth Cooper (1801-1850) was the second surviving son of Edward Synge Cooper, governor of Bengal. He married Emilia Eleanor, daughter of the 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency. Their son, Edward Henry Cooper (1827 – 1902), inherited Markree Castle, an estate of 30,000 acres in county Sligo.

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