George IV Irish silver covered Entrée dish, mark of James Fray, Dublin, 1829, 2512.0g. Decorated with rocaille and foliate borders. The cover is fitted with a cast porcupine-head finial, one side engraved with the armorial of the Swetenham family of Somerford Booths, Cheshire, with the motto "Ex sudore vultus," the other side bears an unidentified armorial with the motto "Do it with thy might." Provenance: Purchased in England during World War II by an American lieutenant colonel while stationed there; thence by descent. Includes letters from 1944 that detail his purchase of the pieces. One reads: "I bought two entree dishes and a covered meat dish from Hedges today, all solid silver. Don't faint. I consider it a good investment... The entree dishes cost 130 pounds for the pair ($520.00)... I just couldn't let the dishes go. Just remember it's silver and not to be cooked in or all you'll have is a lump of metal..." One of a pair with the covered entr?e dish offered in the following lot. Approximately 12.5L x 9.12W x 6.0H in. ALL CREDIT CARDS WILL BE MANUALLY VERIFIED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT.