MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1808

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ENTRÉE DISHES AND COVERS
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1808
Rectangular with gadrooned rims, the covers with screw-off loop finials formed as two tied cornucopias, the covers engraved on both sides with a coat-of-arms under a foliate mantle, the dishes engraved on both sides with anchor crest, marked on sides of covers, dishes, and underside of finials, and numbered 2, 4, Ford Inventory No. S-77 A & B
12 3/8 in. long
117 oz. 6 dwt. (3,648 gr.)

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Bridges impaling Dalrymple, for Sir Henry Bridges Kt. (1786-1861), of Beddington House and Ewell Court, Surrey and his wife Frances (d. 1859), daughter of General William Tomes Dalrymple, whom he married in 1808. Sir Henry was High Sherriff of Surrey in 1813, the year he was knighted by the Prince Regent, later King George IV.

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