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MARK OF CHARLES EDWARD NIXON, SHEFFIELD 1899
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A VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TEA-TRAY
MARK OF CHARLES EDWARD NIXON, SHEFFIELD 1899
Kidney shaped form with twin handles, on leaf-capped paw feet, the border cast and chased with stylised shells and foliage, the centre with a presentation inscription, engraved with crests, retailers mark engraved to underneath 'HALL & CO / KING ST. MANCHESTER', marked to top of tray
32 in. (81.2 cm.) wide
163 oz. 11 dwt. (5,085 gr.)
The crests are those of Fermor and Hesketh
The inscription reads: 'Presented by the Lancashire Tenantry of Sir Thomas George Fermor Hesketh Bart to his eldest son Thomas Fermor Hesketh Esquire, Royal Horse Guards, in commemoration of his coming of age and as a token of their loyalty and affection, November 17th 1902'.
MARK OF CHARLES EDWARD NIXON, SHEFFIELD 1899
Kidney shaped form with twin handles, on leaf-capped paw feet, the border cast and chased with stylised shells and foliage, the centre with a presentation inscription, engraved with crests, retailers mark engraved to underneath 'HALL & CO / KING ST. MANCHESTER', marked to top of tray
32 in. (81.2 cm.) wide
163 oz. 11 dwt. (5,085 gr.)
The crests are those of Fermor and Hesketh
The inscription reads: 'Presented by the Lancashire Tenantry of Sir Thomas George Fermor Hesketh Bart to his eldest son Thomas Fermor Hesketh Esquire, Royal Horse Guards, in commemoration of his coming of age and as a token of their loyalty and affection, November 17th 1902'.
Provenance
The Lords Hesketh, Easton Neston, Northamptonshire; Sotheby’s house sale, 17-19 May 2005, lot 1032.
