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THE PROPERTY OF A ROYAL HOUSE
A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
MARK OF PETER AND WILLIAM BATEMAN, LONDON, 1812
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
MARK OF PETER AND WILLIAM BATEMAN, LONDON, 1812
Baluster and on spreading foot, the rim and foot each applied with cast military trophies on a matted ground, one side engraved with a presentation inscription, the other with a cartouche cast as further military trophies, the detachable cover part-chased with foliage and with a finial cast as the figure of Justice, marked near handle and inside cover
16 ¾ in. (42 cm.) high
115 oz. 3 dwt. (3,582 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Presented to Ralph Fletcher Esq. of Hollins near Bolton by his Townsmen & Neighbours, as a small expression of their Gratitude for his manly, loyal & unwearied exertions in times of public Commotion, & amidst the Obloquy of Faction. As a token also of the high sense which they entertain of the Vigilance, Integrity & Rectitude of conduct with which he adorns the character of a Soldier, a Magistrate, & a true Lover of this Country AD 1812'.
MARK OF PETER AND WILLIAM BATEMAN, LONDON, 1812
Baluster and on spreading foot, the rim and foot each applied with cast military trophies on a matted ground, one side engraved with a presentation inscription, the other with a cartouche cast as further military trophies, the detachable cover part-chased with foliage and with a finial cast as the figure of Justice, marked near handle and inside cover
16 ¾ in. (42 cm.) high
115 oz. 3 dwt. (3,582 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Presented to Ralph Fletcher Esq. of Hollins near Bolton by his Townsmen & Neighbours, as a small expression of their Gratitude for his manly, loyal & unwearied exertions in times of public Commotion, & amidst the Obloquy of Faction. As a token also of the high sense which they entertain of the Vigilance, Integrity & Rectitude of conduct with which he adorns the character of a Soldier, a Magistrate, & a true Lover of this Country AD 1812'.
Provenance
Presented to Colonel Ralph Fletcher (1757-1832), magistrate, in 1813 following a resolution made at a meeting held on 15 July 1812, for his role is suppressing the Luddite uprisings in Bolton in 1812.
Charles and Yvette Bluhdorn; Sotheby's, New York, 13 October 2007, lot 28.
Charles and Yvette Bluhdorn; Sotheby's, New York, 13 October 2007, lot 28.
Literature
The Gentleman's Magazine, 'Obituary, Ralph Fletcher', 1832, pp. 274-275.
A. Blackstock and F. O'Gorman ed., Loyalism and the Formation of the British World, 1775-1914, Woodbridge, 2014, pp. 54-55.
A. Blackstock and F. O'Gorman ed., Loyalism and the Formation of the British World, 1775-1914, Woodbridge, 2014, pp. 54-55.
