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Two graduated Regency sterling silver oval meat dishes by Paul Storr, London, 1816 image 1
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Lot 1123

Two graduated Regency sterling silver oval meat dishes
by Paul Storr, London, 1816

26 October 2015, 10:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$15,000 inc. premium

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Two graduated Regency sterling silver oval meat dishes

by Paul Storr, London, 1816
Each with shaped vintage-decorated rim around a dished center, twice engraved with a coat-of-arms, reverse impressed "865"; total weight approximately 202oz troy
the longer 23 1/4in (59cm); width 18in (45.75cm); the smaller 17 3/4in (45cm); depth 13 3/4in (34cm)
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Footnotes

The arms of PARKER quartering TOWNLEY impaling BROOKE are for the (21 December, 1816) marriage of Robert Townley Parker of Cuerden Hall, near Preston, Lancashire to Harriet, youngest daughter of Thomas Brooke of Church Minshull, Cheshire.

Mr Townley Parker, born 1793, succeeded to his father's estate the next year and served as High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1817, and later, Member of Parliament for Preston in 1840. He and his wife had five sons and three daughters. Thomas Townley Parker was actually MP for Preston from 1837 to 1857. His wife died in 1878 and he died the next year, being succeeded by his eldest son, also named Thomas.

A pair of virtually identical oval meat dishes from the service sold Christie's, New York, 21 May 2013, lot 125. A single oval meat dish from the service sold Christie's, New York, 17 May 2006, lot 143. Twelve meat dishes from the service sold Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 12 December 1928, lot 26.

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