A large William IV silver and Old Sheffield plate kettle on stand Robert Garrard, London 1832

A large William IV silver and Old Sheffield plate kettle on stand Robert Garrard, London 1832 Plain spherical body, engraved with the arms of Francis BARING (1800-1868) and his wife Hortense Eugenie Claire MARET (1812-1882) who married in 1832, cover with flush hinge and flower finial on a leaf calyx, the Old Sheffield plate handle junctions with ivory handle, the stand with two pierced upright scroll supports on a circular base, centred with a burner and on four large scroll feet, height 38cm , weight total 108oz . Footnotes: Provenance From The Silver Collection of Dr Andrew J Rainey The arms are those of Francis Baring (1800-1868), from 1864 3rd Baron Ashburton on the death of his elder brother. Son of Alexander Baring (1774-1848), who in 1835 was created Baron Ashburton, and his wife Anne Bingham of Philadelphia USA. Grandson of Francis Baring (1740-1810) of Larkbeare near Exeter, founder of Barings Bank, who in 1793 was created Baron Baring and his wife Harriet Herring (died 1804) daughter of William Herring of Croydon by Mary Dawson of Newcastle. In Paris in 1832 he married Hortense Claire Maret. Hortense Eugenie Claire MARET (1812-1882) was the daughter of Hughes Bernard MARET (1782-1839) former private secretary to Napoleon BONAPARTE and in 1808 was created 1st Duc de Bassano as well as Prime Minister of France, by Marie Madeleine Lejeas CHARPENTIER. The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act(Section 10). With non-transferrable reference (RMP6BXMR). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com