Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 19th April 2023 - 19th April 2023

Lot 665

A late-Victorian silver knife tray

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1900

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Description

A late-Victorian silver knife tray,
by James Garrard, London 1892,
shaped rectangular form, gadroon border, engraved with an armorial, length 45.7cm, approx. weight 52.1oz.

The armorial is that of Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough (1871-1934), and his first wife, Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877-1964), daughter of William Kissam Vanderbilt.

Provenance:
The Barry Lock Collection.
Purchased from J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London, 6 March 2008.