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A German silver coloured metal mounted spreading cylindrical claret jug, hobnail and star cut, the deep silver colour embossed with oval cartouche and foliate scrolls, domed cover embossed with shells, spire finial, elaborately cast scroll handle, 30cm high, stamped 800, c.1910 (see lot 1063 for illustration)
A set of six butter knives, silver blades, mother-of-pearl hafts, crested with the two crests of Admiral of the Fleet Rt. Hon. Sir George Cockburn of Langtoun, Co. Berwick, 8th Bt., PC, GCB, MP (1772-1853), London 1811 Admiral Cockburn was the second son of Sir James Cockburn of Langtoun, 6th Bt. He was commissioned lieutenant RN 4/1793, served on HMS Victory 6/1793 (not under Nelson but when Admiral Lord Hood was flying his flag in her). By 10/1793 he was in command of a sloop and of the frigate HMS Meleager from 1794. His success in command of Meleager in the western Mediterranean under Admiral Lord Nelson (at which time he was again promoted), when he was engaged in numerous dashing and successful escapades, brought about a firm friendship between the two
Goodwood Races Ledger 1841 - formerly belonging to Lord George Bentinck., bound in red morocco lined in gold, 44 pages, autographed on front outside cover in black ink:, Ld. George Bentinck, 19, Cavendish Square, London, contains an account of all the named races run at Goodwood over the annual four day meeting, 1841-1843, with others for 1845 and 1846, pasted in, the list of owners, many of them autographs, including many famous figures of the turf, notably Admiral Hon. Henry John Rous, Lords Chesterfield, Melbourne, Zetland, Ailesbury, Bateman, Palmerston and George Bentinck, the Dukes of Richmond, Beaufort and Bedford, Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt., Col. William O'Shea and George Osbaldeston. ***Goodwood, exclusively a flat racing course, on the estate of the Dukes of Richmond, Gordon & Lennox in Sussex, held its first meeting in 1801, a gold cup replacing a silver trophy in 1812 (the Goodwood Cup) the oldest surviving race in the calendar (and described at length in this item). The 5th Duke's friend Lord George Bentinck did much to develop the venue, and several other notable races were initiated under him: the Goodwood Stakes (1823); Stewards' Cup over 6 furlongs (1834, the Nassau Stakes (1840) and in 1841 the Sussex Stakes. The course only ever held one four day meeting per year until after the Second World War. ***. Lord [William] George Bentinck MP was the third but second surviving son of 4th Duke of Portland and was born at Welbeck 27th February 1802. Known to his contemporaries as the 'Napoleon of the TurfÓ he was the natural successor of Sir Charles Bunbury, 6th Bt. (1740-1821) as an administrator and reformer of racing. He was in his time a respected rider, owner and backer of horses, having kept as many as 130 at one time. The upkeep of his stables and stud is said to have cost him £40000 a year at one time and in 1845 he won a total of £100000 - a colossal sum for that period. The reforms he instigated were: flagged starts, punctuality of starts, numbering of entrants for each race, parading contestants in the paddock prior to a race and the use of horse boxes or carts to bring horses to meetings. He also abolished some questionable practices and was the first to persecute suspected fraud. In 1846 he suddenly gave it all up to concentrate on politics (he was an influential patron of the young Disraeli), whereupon one of his former star horses won the Derby, a feat which he, as an owner, had never been able to emulate. He died of a heart attack aged 46 on September 21st 1848, unmarried. 'It was Lord George Bentinck's imaginative management of the course,Ó wrote Barry Campbell (in Horse racing in Britain (Joseph 1977) 311), 'which really established Goodwood as one of the foremost courses in the CountryÓ.
A George IV tortoiseshell canted rectangular bombe shaped tea caddy, stepped pagoda top and front, inlaid with flowering foliage in mother-of-pearl, outlined with silver stringing the hinged cover enclosing two lidded compartments, ivory bun feet, 20cm wide, c.1830Ê
A mahogany and marquetry inlaid longcase clock, the 8-day movement striking on a bell to a 12in arched brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial and silver date aperture, inscribed 'James Evill, Bath', the arch engraved a griffin and 'Tempus Fugit,' the hood with a swan neck pediment and shell marquetry above gilt brass corinthian capitals, the canted waist with a shaped door and central patera, the base on bracket feet, 91.5in (232.4cm) h
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