MARK OF PHILIP RUNDELL, LONDON, 1820

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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER WINE-COOLERS AND LINERS
MARK OF PHILIP RUNDELL, LONDON, 1820
Tapering and with reeded borders and central band, with two scroll loop handles, with detachable liner, engraved twice with a coat-of-arms, the liners engraved twice with a crest, marked near handles and on liners
8 3/8 in. (21 cm.) high
153 oz. 18 dwt. (4,787 gr.)
The arms are those of Clive quartering Styche and Herbert impaling Windsor, for the Hon. Robert Henry Clive (1780-1854), of Oakley Park, Shropshire and his wife Lady Mary (1797-1869), daughter of Other, 5th Earl of Plymouth (1751-1799) and sister and co-heir of Other, 6th Earl of Plymouth (1789-1833), whom he married in 1819. On the death of her brother Lady Mary the barony of Windsor fell into abeyance between her and her sister. The abeyance was terminated in favour of Lady Mary in 1855 and she became Baroness Windsor, assuming the additional name of Windsor the same year. Her grandson Robert George (1857-1923), succeeded her and was crested 1st Earl of Plymouth of the second creation in 1905.

Provenance

Hon. Robert Henry Clive (1780-1854), of Oakley Park, Shropshire and then bequeathed to his wife
Lady Mary Clive, later Baroness Windsor (1797-1869) by descent to
Robert Henry Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth (1857-1923) by descent to his son
Other Robert Ivor, 3rd Earl of Plymouth (b.1923).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 15 May 1990, lot 111.

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Lot Essay

Robert Clive was the second son of Edward, 2nd Baron Clive, later created 1st Earl of Powis (1754-1839). Educated at Eton and St. John College, Cambridge, he travelled extensively in Spain as a young man. He served as M.P. for Ludlow from 1818 to 1832 and then for Shropshire South from 1832 until his death in 1854. An agricultural improver who was active in local affairs and a keen antiquarian, The History of Parliament records that in life ‘He was commended for punctuality, affability and mildness of temper.’
A silver tray from the same wedding service, also by Philip Rundell was sold Christie's New York, 21 May 2013, lot 120.

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