A George IV silver oval entree dish and cover, Benjamin Smith III, London, 1829

shaped and fluted with gadroon and fluted rim, bud finial rising from a stylized rosette, the cover well engraved on each side with contemporary arms, at each end with a running boar crest which is repeated on the dish, and the inside dish engraved with the corresponding badge

The arms are those of Ramsay for George, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770-1838), who was appointed Commander in Chief in the East Indies 1829-32.

good condition
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George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, served in the West Indies in 1793, in the Irish rebellion in 1798, in Holland in 1799, in Egypt 1801, at Walcheren in 1809, commanded the 7th Division in the Peninsular War 1812-14, fought at Waterloo, Major General 1808, Lieutenant General 1813, General in the army 1830, representative peer for Scotland 1796-1806.  He was Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia 1816-19, and Governor in Chief of Canada, Nova Scotia, 1819-28, before being named Commander in Chief in the East Indies 1829-32.  He was a school-fellow and lifelong friend of Sir Walter Scott, who described him as "always steady, wise and generous" (The Complete Peerage).