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A historically important set of four inscribed and crested…
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Melbourne
Date:
24-Oct-2018
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A historically important set of four inscribed and crested George IV sterling silver lidded entree dishes from the Lonsdale Silver Presentation, I&I Waterhouse & Co., Sheffield, circa 1828, each with a shallow rectangular body engraved to the front and back with the Lonsdale family Stag insignia, beneath a fitted domed cover inscribed to the front 'Presented / to William Lonsdale Esqre. / By Certain Inhabitants / of the Town & District of / Melbourne, Port Phillip, / in Testimony of Their high Regard / For His Public and Private Character, / A.D. 1839', the reverse bearing the Lonsdale family coat of arms with the motto 'Bold As Virtue', the body and cover of each entree dish cast with shell and leaf borders, beneath a removable oak branch, acorn and oak leaf cast handle, approximately 8,376 gms total weight of silver, 31 cm wide, 14 cm high, 24.5 cm deep. Provenance: Captain William Lonsdale (1799-1864), acquired 1842. Edgar Lonsdale Esq. (1839-1885), by descent from the above. Granville Lonsdale Esq. (1884-1922), by descent from the above. Mrs Muriel Ruth Lonsdale-Weir (1916-1987), by descent from the above. Mrs Liona Cecilia Newman, by descent from the above. Exhibited: The Lonsdale Silver Presentation: An Exhibition, The National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Como House, Melbourne, 16-31 July 1988. Victoria On Show, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, 15-18 February 1996. Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, 18 September 1996-circa December 1998. Literature: Testimonial to Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 28 January 1840, p. 3. Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 31 January 1840, p. 2. List of Subscribers to the Testimonial to be Presented to Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 31 January 1840, p. 2. Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 15 March 1842, p. 4. The Lonsdale Silver Presentation: An Exhibition, The National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Melbourne, 1988, pp. 3, 7 (illustrated). John M. Wilkins, The Life and Times of Captain William Lonsdale, 'Nieuwe Dieper', 1799-1864: The Biographical Diary of Port Phillip's 'Accredited Spy', J. Wilkins, Melbourne, 1991, pp. 128, 128C (illustrated)
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