Live Auction 8014The Cowdray Sale: Works of Art from Cowdray Park and Dunecht House, At Cowdray Park, West Sussex
A GEORGE VI SILVER TRAY
Lot 561

A GEORGE VI SILVER TRAY

MARK OF S. G. JACOBS, SHEFFIELD, 1939

Closed15 September 2011

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GBP 13,750

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A GEORGE VI SILVER TRAY
MARK OF S. G. JACOBS, SHEFFIELD, 1939
Shaped oblong with scroll handles, engraved with a crest above an inscription and surrounded by facsimilie signatures, marked near rim
27¼ in. (69.5 cm.) wide over handles
111 oz. (3,444 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Viscount Cowdray on the Occasion of his Marriage 19th July 1939 From The Polo Players who have Enjoyed His Hospitality'

Specialist note

The signatures include those of:
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974), third son of George V;
Sawai Man Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur (1922-1970);
David Mountbatten, 3nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919-1970);
John Nevill, Earl of Lewes and later 5th Marquess of Abergavenny (1914-2000);
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979);
William Howarth Vestey, only son of Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey (1912-1944);
George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe (1913-1974);
John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley (1883-1941);
Massey Lopes, 2nd Baron Roborough (1903-1992);
Humphrey Patrick Guinness (1902-1986);
Keith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke, (1907-1983);
Major-General John Charles "Jock" Campbell VC, (1894-1942).