A historically important set of four inscribed and crested George IV sterling silver lidded entrée dishes from the Lonsdale Silver Presentation, I&I Waterhouse & Co., Sheffield, circa 1828

PROPERTY FROM A DESCENDANT OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM LONSDALE

each with a shallow rectangular body engraved to the front and back with the Lonsdale family Stag insignia, beneath a fitted domed cover inscribed to the front 'Presented / TO William Lonsdale Esqre. / BY CERTAIN INHABITANTS / OF THE TOWN & DISTRICT OF / MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP, / in Testimony of Their high Regard / FOR HIS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CHARACTER, / A.D. 1839', the reverse bearing the Lonsdale family coat of arms with the motto 'BOLD AS VIRTUE', the body and cover of each entrée dish cast with shell and leaf borders, beneath a removable oak branch, acorn and oak leaf cast handle
approximately 8,376 gms total weight of silver, 31 cm wide, 14 cm high, 24.5 cm deep

Provenance

Captain William Lonsdale (1799-1864), acquired 1842
Edgar Lonsdale Esq. (1839-1885), by descent from the above
Granville Lonsdale Esq. (1884-1922), by descent from the above
Mrs Muriel Ruth Lonsdale-Weir (1916-1987), by descent from the above
Mrs Liona Cecilia Newman, by descent from the above

Exhibited

The Lonsdale Silver Presentation: An Exhibition, The National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Como House, Melbourne, 16-31 July 1988
Victoria On Show, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, 15-18 February 1996
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, 18 September 1996-circa December 1998

Literature

Testimonial to Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 28 January 1840, p. 3
'Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 31 January 1840, p. 2
'List of Subscribers to the Testimonial to be Presented to Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 31 January 1840, p. 2
'Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 15 March 1842, p. 4
The Lonsdale Silver Presentation: An Exhibition, The National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Melbourne, 1988, pp. 3, 7 (illustrated)
John M. Wilkins, The Life and Times of Captain William Lonsdale, "Nieuwe Dieper", 1799-1864: The Biographical Diary of Port Phillip's "Accredited Spy", J. Wilkins, Melbourne, 1991, pp. 128, 128C (illustrated)

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