A George IV silver vegetable dish and cover on an old Sheffield plated warming stand

A George IV silver vegetable dish and cover on an old Sheffield plated warming stand,

by Benjamin Smith, London 1823, the stand by Watson and Co,

circular form, gadroon border, pull-off domed cover, engraved with an armorial, detachable scroll handle, the base with two handles, on four leaf capped scroll feet, diameter 25.7cm, approx. weight 53oz. (2)

The arms are those of Ricardo, of Gatcombe Park, Gloucestershire impaling another.

Provenance: The Old Rectory, Little Langford, Wiltshire. Sold by order of Trustees of the Estate of the late Miss S.F. Rooke.