Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16 Apr 2019
A George III silver two-handled tray
A George III silver two-handled tray,
by Paul Storr, London 1809,
rectangular form, leaf capped fluted handles, foliate shell and gadroon border, the centre with chased foliate scroll decoration, engraved with an armorial, on four foliate bracket feet, length handle to handle 72.5cm, approx. weight 196oz.
The armorial is that of the Marquess of Lothian impaling Chetwynd-Talbot: 7th Marquess of Lothian (1794-1841) married Lady Cecil Chetwynd Talbot (1808-1877) in 1831.