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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE DISHES, COVERS AND HANDLES
Lot 362

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE DISHES, COVERS AND HANDLES

MARK OF RICHARD COOKE, LONDON, 1807

Closed31 May 2012

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GBP 13,750

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE DISHES, COVERS AND HANDLES
MARK OF RICHARD COOKE, LONDON, 1807
Each circular with gadrooned rim, the covers part-fluted, with bead and shell handle, the covers engraved twice with a coat-of-arms, the bases engraved twice with a crest, marked on base, inside cover and on finial
11 in. (28.2 cm.) diam.
134 oz. (4,168 gr.)
The arms are those of Durham for Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham K.C.B. (1763-1845). (2)

Specialist note

Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood (1763-1845), was the third son of James Durham and his wife Ann, daughter and heir of Thomas Calderwood. He entered the navy in 1777 on the Trident, later being appointed acting lieutenant of the Victory, the ship which later saved him after the sinking of the Royal George.

In 1799, he married Lady Charlotte Matilda Bruce, the only surviving daughter of the Earl of Elgin, before going to join the Endymion in 1801, moving to the Defiance in 1803. After seeing action off Cape Finisterre the ship was sent home to be refitted but instead was turned around to join Nelson off Cadiz.

Durham continued his rise after Trafalgar, where he was slightly wounded, becoming rear-admiral in 1810, being nominated a KCB in 1815 and a vice admiral in 1819. He later entered politics as the MP for Queensborough from 1830.