Details
Shaped oval with a gadrooned rim, the border engraved with a coat-of-arms and motto below a ducal coronet and flanked by a lion and an antelope the underside engraved No. 2 and with scratch weight 115 " 4, marked on underside
2278 in. (58.1 cm.) long
114 oz. 4 dwt. (3,552 gr.)
Provenance
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766-1839).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 12 April 1988, lot 274.
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Lot Essay

The coat-of-arms are those of Russell for John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766-1839), who succeeded his father in 1802. Other meat dishes from this service have been offered at Sotheby's, New York, 19 October 1995, and Bonham's, London, 5 July 2006, lot 201. Additionally, a pair of second course dishes from this service were offered at Sotheby's, Paris, 22 September 2010, lot 363.

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