Our Premier Autumn Auction | Session I | October 21, 2025
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 251
Impressive Victorian English Silver Presentation Tray
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Sold for
$9,000
Sold Price excludes BP
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| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Sheffield, 1844, rectangular with shaped and scrolled foliate borders, four gryphon feet, four corners with cartouches representing seasonality: "Come Gentle Spring & on our Plains Descend"; "Refulgent Summer Comes"; "Autumn nodding o'er the yellow plain comes Jovial on"; "Lo ! Winter Sullen clad with Vapours Clouds & Storms", top center with Leslie family of Monaghan coat of arms, center with an elaborate inscription to Charles Powell Leslie III, "Success to the Glasslough Farming Society", marked "W&Co" (possibly George Waterhouse & Co), .925 fine, 186.47 oz. T., 3 x 31 x 20-1/2 in.
Provenance: The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer; Hindman Auction, June 19, 2019, lot 35; Private Collection
Note: Tray was present to Charles Powell Leslie III from his tenants as an expression of gratitude and loyalty. The inscription praises him for rent reduction, for being a generous landlord, and also notes the devotedness of his mother Mrs. Leslie and that she was presented with a ring and bracelet. Full inscription available by request.
Charles Powell Leslie III (1821-1871) was a British Conservative politician and landowner from County Monaghan, Ireland. He was the son of Charles Powell Leslie II and Christiana (Fosbery) Leslie. He served as a Member of Parliament for Monaghan from 1843 to 1871 and was also the Lord Lieutenant of Monaghan from 1858 to 1871.
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The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer; Hindman Auction, June 19, 2019, lot 35; Private Collection
good condition, clear marks on front, one foot is pushed out, minor wear
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