A fine Regency silvergilt presentation cup in the form of a Warwick vase wine cooler, on a copper

A fine Regency silvergilt presentation cup in the form of a Warwick vase wine cooler, on a coppergilt plinth, the vase cast with masks, vine tendril handles and two lion pelts with texturing below a frieze of fruiting vines, with lift-off collar and screw in liner, both crested, the foot engraved with a coat of arms and inscribed "Presented by the Officers of the 7th (Queens OWN) Hussars to Col. Edward Kerrison in token of the Respect excited by his Conduct At the Battle of Orthes 27th February 1814 and as a mark of the Regard & Esteem they feel towards him August 1814" the plinth with an upper border of tongue and dart, and lower border of stiff leaves, two sides with applied wreathes and other two with an engraved coat of arms the vase by Paul Storr, London 1814, stamped around the foot "RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE REGENTIS BRITANNIAS" the plinth stamped "STORR & MORTIMER", height of vase, 9.5in (24.2cm) high, overall height with plinth 17.75in (45.2cm) high, 208 oz weighable silver. Sir Edward Kerrison 1776-1853. 1796 Cornet in the 6th (Inniskilling) dragoons promoted Captain 1798 transferred to 7th Hussars promoted Major in 1803 and Lieutenant Colonel in 1805. In October 1808 he embarked with the 7th for Spain and in December of that year was severely wounded on the plains of LEON. He commanded the 7th at the passage of OLERON, the action of SAUVETERNE, and at the battles of ORTHEZ and TOULOUSE. At the battle of ORTHEZ the charge headed by LORD EDWARD SOMERSET in which the chief part was highly commended by WELLINGTON. In 1813 he was promoted Brevet Colonel. KERRISON served in the 1815 compaign and was slightly wounded at Waterloo, where his horse was shot from under him; but he continued with his regiment, and took part in the occupation of PARIS. He was knighted on 5 January 1815; was made CB on 22 June 1815 and KCH in 1821 and created a baronet by patent dated on 27 July 1821; he was made GCH in 1831 and KCB on 18 July 1840. He was tory MP for Shaftesbury 1812 to 1818, for Northampton from 1818 to 1824 and for Eye, which he had purchased from 1824 to 1852. Promoted Lieutenant General in 1837, he became a General in 1851. OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY.