Property of an Important European Collection
A George III silver meat dish, probably William Stroud, London, 1805
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November 13, 03:02 PM GMT
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Property of an Important European Collection
A George III silver meat dish
probably William Stroud, London
1805
oval, with gadroon rim and armorial engraved, inscribed at the rim Presented in the year 1804 by the merchants of Kingston Jamaica to vice admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth K.B. as a token of their high respect and regard for the eminent services rendered by him to the trade of the island, during his command on that station
43cm, 17in wide
1763, 56oz 14dwt
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Sir John Duckworth, a highly distinguished member of the British navy was created Knight companion of the Order of the Bath in 1801. He was in command of the Jamaica station from 1803-4 during the Napoleonic wars, at which time he effected the surrender of the French army. Upon leaving the island in 1804 the merchants of Kingston, who relied on the navy for their security from attack by foreign interests, principally French, voted Sir John a sum of money. Once he had returned to England in 1805, he invested the merchants' gift in a service of plate. Besides this present dish, several pieces, all similarly inscribed, survive, including a silver tea kettle on stand with burner, John Emes, London, 1805, which is now in the Royal Museums at Greenwich, museum no. PLT0040.