Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 13 October 2014

English Silver & Furniture, including a Collection of Portrait Miniatures

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  • A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers, Paul Storr, London, 1826 with Sheffield plate bases
  • A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers, Paul Storr, London, 1826 with Sheffield plate bases
  • A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers, Paul Storr, London, 1826 with Sheffield plate bases
  • A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers, Paul Storr, London, 1826 with Sheffield plate bases
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Paul Storr
London, England
A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers, Paul Storr, London, 1826 with Sheffield plate bases
rectangular, each cover surmounted by a demi-lion erect enclosed by a rope border, the body profusely moulded with flowerheads, foliage, c-scrolls and a bird, engraved with an armorial to one side, each dish with conforming rim and engraved with two crests, each base with reeded border, the sides applied with a pair of leaf-capped reeded handles, on four reeded scroll feet, numbered 1 and 3, 3905g of weighable silver, 34cm wide over handles

The crests and motto 'NOBILIS IRA' are of William Stuart (1798-1874), grandson of John, 3rd Earl of Bute.

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The crest of a lion, with the motto 'NOBILIS IRA' are of William Stuart (1798-1874), grandson of John, 3rd Earl of Bute. William was admitted at St John's College Cambridge as a Fellow-Commoner in 1815, taking his MA in 1820. He resided at Aldenham Abbey, Herts, Tempsford Hall, Beds, and Hanover Square, London. He served as MP for Armagh (1820-6) and for Bedford (1830-4) and later as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire (1846).

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