A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER REGIMENTAL MESS ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS

A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER REGIMENTAL MESS ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS
MARK OF HOWARD & HAWKSWORTH, SHEFFIELD, 1854
Shaped oval with bead borders, acanthus leaf and bead ring handles, the covers engraved with the badge of the IIIrd Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia to one side, and the inscription Presented by COL.IOHN (sic.) WILSON PATTEN, M.P to the other
12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) long
108 oz. (3402 gm.) (2)