19th Mar, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver
2223
A Set of Twelve George III Silver Soup-Plates From the Pelham Service
by Paul Storr, London, 1808, Possibly Retailed by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell
each shaped circular and with foliage heightened ribbon-tied reeded border, engraved with a coat-of-arms
The arms are those of Pelham impaling Aufrere, for Charles Anderson Pelham (1748-1823) and his wife Sophie daughter of George Aufrere of Chelsea, who he married in 1770.
26.5cm diameter, 273oz 8dwt, 8,504gr
Provenance:
Charles Anderson Pelham (1748-1823), later Baron Yarborough, and by descent.
A Lady; Christie's, London, 31 March 1998, lot 82.
Christie's, 12 June 2002, lot 57.
From a Private Collection of Silver (lots 2140-2230).
These unusual plates were created by Paul Storr for Charles Anderson Pelham to add to an extensive service which he had originally commissioned, presumably to celebrate his marriage to Sophie, the daughter of George Aufrere, in 1770. The original service was probably designed, at least in part, by William Chambers and produced by the silversmiths John Parker and Edward Wakelin and others. The service is recorded in the Workman’s and Gentleman’s Ledgers which were kept by Parker and Wakelin and are now preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum and included two pairs of large tureens, two pairs of small tureens, ice-pails and comports. One of the tureens was sold by Sotheby’s, 4 June 2008, lot 237.
Pelham was born in Broughton, Lincolnshire, the son of Francis Anderson and his wife Eleanor. He was to go on to inherit the estates of his great uncle Charles Pelham (d.1763) of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire and was to take the additional surname Pelham at that time. Pelham was elected to the House of Commons for Beverley in 1768 and remained Member of Parliament there until 1774 before representing Lincolnshire until 1794. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Yarborough and variously served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. On his death at Brocklesby Hall in 1823 he was succeeded by his son Charles who was to go on to be made Earl of Yarborough in 1837.
Sold for £12,500
Estimated at £10,000 - £15,000
Each plate fully marked under rim. There is some minor wear to the marks but each is legible. There is some surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The wear is noticeable as a minor softening to the engraving and the high points. some plates wobble slightly when placed on a flat surface.
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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 19th Mar, 2022
The Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale includes Silver from The Laithes, Penrith from the Estate of Ian Stephenson, and a Private House, St Judes, Isle of Man. Further lots from these estates will be included in the Spring Fine Sale and the British, European and Sporting Art Sale on 19th March. Also included in the sale is fine period and designer jewellery, the most desirable vintage and modern luxury watches by top makers and fine pieces of period silver.
The Selected Contents of a Private House to be sold on
behalf of the 7th Earl of Durham denoted by ~
The Selected Contents of a Private House, St Judes,
Isle of Man denoted by ^
Please note, the following lots from this estate have been withdrawn: 2231-2240 inclusive.
The Contents of The Laithes, Penrith from the Estate
of Ian Stephenson denoted by {}
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