Pair of George III Entree Dishes Made in London in 1800 by Richard Cooke

The Taymouth Castle dishes. A very fine and unusual pair of George III Covered Serving Dishes made in London in 1794 by Henry Green. The Dishes are circular in form with an everte...

The Salvers/Stands are of the finest quality and stand on four cast panel feet, with a scroll end and reeded edge. The main body is oval in form with a raised rim which is decorated ...

This very fine and beautiful Sauceboat stands on an oval pedestal foot decorated with applied beading and a band of bright cut designs. The high, elongated, main body also displays a...

This extremely fine George III neoclassical antique sterling silver bread basket was made in Sheffield in 1777 by Richard Morton & Company. This beautiful basket stands on a flared beaded foot pierced with arched vertical pails. The main body is decorated with beaded bands and pierced with wave motifs, flower heads in ovals and plain vertical pails. The main body is also engraved with laurel leaf garlands. The arched, beaded, swing handle is pierced with oblong motifs, stylised quatrefoils and roundels. The centre of the bowl is engraved with a contemporary Armorial, with tied ribbons above, and crossed branches below. The Arms are those of Wesby of Thornhill, County Clare...

This very unusual Wine Label is broad rectangular in form, with cut corners, and displays a beautiful outer pierced border containing flower heads. This very fine example is well mar...

These exceptional Wine Goblets stand on a square pedestal foot decorated with circular reeding and an eclectic mix of bright cut and prick dot designs. The foot rises to a vase shaped bowl, with beautiful rim engraved with bright cut designs, including stylised foliate motifs and wriggle work bands. The front of the bowl is engraved with an unusual contemporary Crest. The interior is finely gilded and the foot displays...

Hallmarked in London, 1809 by Richard Cooke, this very handsome, Antique, sterling silver pair of entree dishes, feature gadroon borders, removable handles so the tops can be used as...

Hallmarked in London in 1773 by John Deacon, this pair of antique, George III, sterling silver entree dishes are oval shaped with a beaded border and hinged handles. The entree dish ...

Hallmarked in London in 1807 by William Bennett, this magnificent, set of four George III, Antique Sterling Silver Entree Dishes, feature gadroon borders, removable reed detailed han...

Hallmarked in London in 1911 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, this handsome pair of Antique Sterling Silver Entree Dishes, feature gadroon borders, and removab...

Captain Sir George Collier’s presentation silver entree dishes and covers by Richard Cooke, London 1803, each plain rectangular with gadroon borders, covers with detachable vine twist handles, the covers engraved: ‘Presented by the Old Madras Insurance Company to Captn. Collier, Commander of His Majestys Sloop ‘Victor’, for his persevering & gallant conduct in chasing for two days, partially engaging & ultimately sinking the French National Corvette ‘La Fleche’ of superior force while advantageously anchored at the Mahé Islands.’ Dimensions approx.: 150 x 290 x 200mm / 6 x 11 ½ x 8 inches Total weight approx.: 3513 grams / 112 oz. troy. Footnotes: These silver dishes were presented to Captain Sir George Collier KCB (1774-1824) for destroying the 22-gun French corvette La Flèche whilst commanding Victor, 18 guns, in the Seychelles on 5 September 1801. After escorting troop transports into the Red Sea ahead of the British invasion of Egypt, Victor fell in with La Flèche off Diego Garcia. After an initial engagement, the corvette escaped to windward only to be found again four days later. A short but fierce action ensued during which the corvette caught fire, grounded on a coral reef and sank before a prize crew could secure the ship. As reward, the Admiralty made Collier post captain and gave him command of Leopard, 50 guns. Born in London, Collier entered the Royal Navy in 1784. As a midshipman, he was wrecked off Madagascar in 1792 surviving among the natives of that island for six months before being rescued by a passing Portuguese brig. Unfortunately, the brig was immediately captured by a French privateer and for two more years, Collier was confined as a prisoner of war on Mauritius. Returning to service in 1795, he was given his first command in Suffolk Tender. Following the Peace of Amiens, Collier commanded the Sea Fencibles at Liverpool. After accompanying the expedition to Copenhagen in 1808, for which he was knighted for delivering the admiral’s dispatches, he saw action, and was wounded, supporting the military Campaign in Spain. After the war, Collier was made commodore on the African station where he was employed suppressing the slave trade with such rigour that he was elected an honorary member of the African Institution, founded by William Wilberforce...

Hallmarked in London in 1772 by Hannam & Crouch, this exceptional, George III, antique sterling silver salver, features a shaped gadroon border, an engraved crest to the centre, and ...