Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
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The Silver Collection of Dr Andrew J Rainey
The Silver Collection of Dr Andrew J Rainey
Lot 58
A George IV large silver two-handled tray Benjamin Smith, London 1822
29 November 2022, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,080 inc. premium
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A George IV large silver two-handled tray
Benjamin Smith, London 1822
Shaped-oblong form, the border and handles with shells, anthemions among acanthus leaf scrolls in high relief, with engraved shield armorial to the centre, with crest and motto 'HAUD IMMEMOR', on four cast shell bracket feet embellished with fruiting vines, length 72cm, weight 173oz.
Shaped-oblong form, the border and handles with shells, anthemions among acanthus leaf scrolls in high relief, with engraved shield armorial to the centre, with crest and motto 'HAUD IMMEMOR', on four cast shell bracket feet embellished with fruiting vines, length 72cm, weight 173oz.
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From The Silver Collection of Dr Andrew J Rainey
The assumed armorial would appear to be owned by Golding BIRD (1791-1861), who in 1812 married by licence Mary Ann RIX (born 1791) at Downham Norfolk. In 1841 he is living in Finsbury, of independent means, with his wife and a number of his children. His death is recorded in Buckingham. Notably his two eldest sons were physicians, the eldest also Golding BIRD (1814-1854) was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and of some considerable reputation.
The arms do appear on the bookplate of his great-grandson Frederic GOLDING-BIRD quartered with the arms of the GOLDING family. This offers the likelihood of the BIRD family and GOLDING family being connected by a marriage before 1791. The GOLDING family arms are fully registered. Either or both families may have Irish ancestry.
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