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Lot 26

George III Silver Mirror Six-Piece Plateau with Arms of the Duke of Richmond

Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
Starting Bid
$20,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Mark of Benjamin Smith, London, 1807; the arms with motto 'En La Rose, Je Flurie'; retailed by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell; with a fitted oak storage chest.

The plateau 3 5/8 x 120 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. 

Note:

Charles Lennox inherited the title of the 4th Duke of Richmond in 1806 and became the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Richmond had a storied military career and became a British Army captain at the young age of 23 in 1787, rising shortly afterward to the rank of colonel. Involved in multiple duels as a young man, he soon settled down and married Lady Charlotte Gordon. After becoming Duke, he served in the Napoleonic Wars. His wife became an influential figure in her own right, holding the Duchess of Richmond’s ball the night before the Battle of Quatre Bras. The ball was described as the most famous in history. True to its legendary status, the event was immortalized by William Makepeace Thackeray in Vanity Fair and by Lord Byron in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. 

Condition

Minor wear. Some gallery ends to each section do not line up perfectly, however are unobtrusive. A few minor spots of oxidation. The mirror plate likely replaced. Otherwise in good condition.

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