A George IV silver-gilt Warwick vase and plinth Mark of Paul Storr London, 1823 Vase-shaped on square base with beaded and egg-and-dart border, the square plinth on plain base chased above with bands of scrolling acanthus foliage and water leaves, the sides with recessed panels within palm foliage borders, one with applied silver plaque of the storming of the Redan, another with portrait bust of Major General Charles Ashe Windham within crossed laurel, the third engraved with his coat-of-arms and the fourth with presentation inscription, the upper part of the plinth with further band of scrolling foliage and plain rim, marked on vase and plinth, the applied plaque and bust unmarked, the base of the vase stamped 'SMITH & NICHOLSON DUKE ST LINN. INN FIELDS' Overall height 18¾in. (46.5cm.) high 325ozs. (10,125gr.) The inscription reads, ' TO MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES ASHE WINDHAM C.B. THIS VASE IS PRESENTED AS A TOKEN OF THE GREAT RESPECT ENTERTAINED FOR HIM BY HIS FRIENDS IN WARWICKSHIRE, AND ESPECIALLY OF THEIR HIGH ADMIRATION OF THOSE BRILLIANT SERVICES DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR, WHICH HAVE NOT ONLY SECURED FOR HIM THE GRATITUDE OF HIS FELLOW COUNTRYMEN, BUT WON FOR HIM AN IMPERISHABLE NAME IN HISTORY AS THE HERO OF THE REDAN
A George IV silver-gilt Warwick vase and plinth Mark of Paul Storr London, 1823 Vase-shaped on square base with beaded and egg-and-dart border, the square plinth on plain base chased above with bands of scrolling acanthus foliage and water leaves, the sides with recessed panels within palm foliage borders, one with applied silver plaque of the storming of the Redan, another with portrait bust of Major General Charles Ashe Windham within crossed laurel, the third engraved with his coat-of-arms and the fourth with presentation inscription, the upper part of the plinth with further band of scrolling foliage and plain rim, marked on vase and plinth, the applied plaque and bust unmarked, the base of the vase stamped 'SMITH & NICHOLSON DUKE ST LINN. INN FIELDS' Overall height 18¾in. (46.5cm.) high 325ozs. (10,125gr.) The inscription reads, ' TO MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES ASHE WINDHAM C.B. THIS VASE IS PRESENTED AS A TOKEN OF THE GREAT RESPECT ENTERTAINED FOR HIM BY HIS FRIENDS IN WARWICKSHIRE, AND ESPECIALLY OF THEIR HIGH ADMIRATION OF THOSE BRILLIANT SERVICES DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR, WHICH HAVE NOT ONLY SECURED FOR HIM THE GRATITUDE OF HIS FELLOW COUNTRYMEN, BUT WON FOR HIM AN IMPERISHABLE NAME IN HISTORY AS THE HERO OF THE REDAN
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