Circular, the dish with fluted and gadrooned rim with shells flanked by acanthus at intervals, the domed cover with a bold gadrooned band, the coronet-form finial centered by an applied beaded border, the center of the dish and both sides of cover with a coat-of-arms flanked by rampant lion supporters beneath a baron's coronet, marked on side of dish, underside of cover, on beading and on finial and numbered 2, 3
11¹⁄₂ in. (29.2 cm.) diameter
60 oz. (1,866 gr.)

Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley (1780-1833), almost certainly commissioned as either part of John Nash's major reconstruction of Witley Court, Worcestershire or to celebrate his marriage on 18 August 1806, to Cecilia Olivia (d.1863), daughter of Robert William Fitzgerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster, and then by descent to his son
Thomas Henry Foley, 4th Baron Foley (1808-1869), who sold, in 1837, Witley Court to William Ward, 11th Baron Ward and later 1st Earl of Dudley, and then by descent to their son
Henry Thomas Foley, 5th Baron Foley (1850-1905) who acquired, in 1872, Ruxley Lodge in Claygate, Surrey, and by then descent to his brother
Fitzalan Charles John Foley, 6th Baron Foley (1852-1918) and then by descent to
Gerald Henry Foley, 7th Baron Foley (1898-1927).
Gerald Henry, Baron Foley; Castiglione and Scott, Ruxley Lodge, Claygate, Surrey, 14-20 October 1919, lot 1155 or 1156.
The Estate of Hazel J. Collins; Christie's, New York, 30 October 1990, lot 339.

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The arms are those of Foley for Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley of Kidderminster (1780-1833). Thomas Foley 3rd Baron Foley (1780-1833) was the son of Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley and his wife Henrietta Stanhope. He succeeded his father to become third Baron in 1793, though was only able to take his seat in the House of Lords on gaining his majority in 1801. He married Lady Cecilia FitzGerald (d.1863), daughter of William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster in 1806. Around the same time he served briefly as Master of the Quorn Hunt and later, when the Whigs came to power under Lord Grey in 1830, was appointed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, a post he held until his death in 1833. Foley was also a member of the privy council from 1830 and Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire between 1831 and 1833. On his death in April 1833 he was succeeded by his son Thomas Henry who became 4th Baron Foley.