The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd
An extensive Hourglass pattern silver flatware service, the majority George III
Lot Closed
April 11, 01:40 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Engraved with the arms of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, comprising:
101 table forks
24 table knives
42 table spoons
23dessert knives
38 dessert spoons
four dessert forks
ten fruit knives
a soup ladle
a pair of salad server
a pair of asparagus tongs
a butter knife
two salt spoons
weight excluding knives 16,515gr., 531oz.
Anon, An Inventory of Plate Belonging to His Excellency the Most Noble Marquess of Anglesey, 1828, p.3-4., possibly the extensive service listed, although described as ‘Kings Pattern’ [?] (Bangor University Archives and Special Collections, PN/IX/6145);
Anon, List of Plate at Uxbridge House, 3rd August 1831, 1 sheet, possibly the flatware listed, (PN/IX/6145);
Thomas Cross, List of 26 Boxes of Heirloom Silver Deposited with Messrs Coutts & Co, 12th January 1905, probably part of the flatware listed in Box 1,(PN/IX/6147);
Carrington & Co., London, List of Plate for Insurance / Heirloom Plate, 15th February 1912, p.1, An extensive ‘hour glass and shell’ flatware service listed, presumably the present lot formed a part of this (PN/IX/6150);
Lofts & Warner, London, An Inventory and Valuation […] At Plas Newydd, Anglesey, 1948, p.102, Silver, part of ‘A table service of hour glass and shell’ (Private Family Archive).