Royal & Noble
Royal & Noble
Lord Nelson
A set of seven engraved rummers, circa 1805
Lot Closed
January 18, 03:56 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Lord Nelson
A set of seven engraved rummers, circa 1805
each tulip-shaped bowl engraved with the initial N above cut flutes to the lower part, set on a collar above a tapering stem and solid circular foot
14cm. high
(7)
Vice-Admiral Horatio, Viscount Nelson K.B.
Catherine Matcham, his sister;
By descent to the owners;
Sotheby's, London, 5 October 2005, lot 35
Catherine Matcham, his sister;
By descent to the owners;
Sotheby's, London, 5 October 2005, lot 35
R. Prentice, The Authentic Nelson, London, 2005, p.150, mentioned under the heading 'Decanters and glasses'.
Formerly on loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
For an identical example see R.Prentice, op.cit., p.148, one of a set of four sold in these rooms, 30th April 1936 and purchased by Sir Percy Malcolm-Stewart Bt when they were then presented to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Another similar rummer can be found at Tredegar House Museum, Monmouth.