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A Victorian sterling silver two handled presentation salver, of…
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Melbourne
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25-Oct-2015
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A Victorian sterling silver two handled presentation salver, of Tasmanian Interest, maker's mark Edward Barnard & John Barnard / London, circa 1855, of shaped oval outline, with a foliate cast border and handles, above four scroll feet, bearing an armorial crest and inscribed 'This service of plate / of the Value of one hundred & fifty Pounds / Was Presented to / Mr Roddam Hulke Douglas / by His friends and Fellow Colonists / as a mark of the high regard in / which he is held by them. / Westbury 12th March / 1855,' within a foliate engraved surround, total weight of silver approximately 3935grs, 72.5 cm wide. Provenance: by descent through the Douglas family, History: Roddam Hulke Douglas (1817-1902) was a British born colonist, who migrated to van Diemen's Land from his native Fareham, Hampshire, in 1832. Douglas settled in the Dunorlan district, near Deloraine, northern Tasmania and rose to prominence in agriculture, grain-buying, carrying and coaching in the Westbury district. Douglas' close ties and standing within the district led him to be appointed a Justice of the Peace and a long-serving member of the Westbury Council. This salver was presented to Douglas on his department from van Diemen's Land for a tour of Europe in 1855. On his return to the colony, Douglas lived in other locations in Northern Tasmania, including Evandale and lived in Launceston at the time of his passing in 1902.
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Silver: Trays, Salvers, Waiters and Plates