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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT SIDEBOARD DISHES

Lot 460
09.04.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 100
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CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1400553
Lot 460 | A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT SIDEBOARD DISHES
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
Each shaped circular with waved gadrooned rim cast and chased with lambrequins, shells and foliage, the centre engraved with a coat-of-arms beneath a baron's coronet, encircled by the arms of the cities or towns of London, Bath, Chester, Great Yarmouth, Berwick, Bristol, York, Worcester, Boston, Exeter and Bristol, engraved on reverse with an inscription, marked underneath
18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) diameter
215 oz. 5 dwt. (6,696 gr.)
The arms are those of the Legge for Henry Bilson-Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell (1757-1820).

The inscription reads:
'THIS AND A SIMILAR SALVER
WERE OBTAINED IN EXCHANGE FOR
A GREAT NUMBER OF BOXES
PRESENTED IN 1757
BY THE VARIOUS CORPORATE BODIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
TO THE
RIGHT HONORABLE HENRY BILSON LEGGE
ON THE 9TH APRIL 1757
MR LEGGE AND MR PITT
WERE DISMISSED FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE
MEETINGS WERE IMMEDIATELY HELD
IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE KINGDOM
AT WHICH ADDRESSES AND
THE FREEDOMS OF THEIR CORPORATIONS
WERE VOTED TO THE DISCARDED MINISTERS
WHO ON THE 22ND JUNE
IN THE SAME YEAR
WERE RESTORED TO THEIR OFFICES
AMIDST THE ACCLAMATIONS OF THEIR
FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.'
Artist:William Burwash
Applied technique:Gold ground
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:England
Category:Dishes and trays
Auction house category:Plates & Dishes
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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