Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023
Lot 1911
A Victorian presentation silver two-handled tray,
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2268
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A Victorian presentation silver two-handled tray,
by Hunt and Roskell, London 1880, also stamped 'Hunt & Roskell, Late Storr & Mortimer',
octafoil form, ribbon and reed border and side handles, the centre engraved with a large armorial and inscribed 'Presented with his Portrait and two Silver Cups to Henry John Trotter Esq. D.L, J.P, &c &c in Commemoration of the Signal Artillery & Honourable Conduct which Distinguished his Candature for Tynemouth at the General Elections Nov. 17th 1868 & April 3rd 1880 & as a Mark of Lasting Regard & Esteem', length handle to handle 59cm, approx. weight 124oz.
Provenance:
John Trotter Esq., and then by family descent to the present owner.