A pair of George III silver entrée dishes and covers, Joseph Preedy, London, 1805

incurved rectangular with gadrooned rims, covers armorial engraved on each side, pegasus crest handles

The arms are those of Bewes impaling Culme for Thomas Bewes (1777-1857) and his first wife Frances, who were married 1799; the handles are in the form of their crest.

One base with small original flaw in alloy, good marks and generally good condition, the finials unmarked.
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Thomas Bewes was made High Sheriff of Devon in 1824 and elected MP for Plymouth from 1832-34. In 1820 he purchased Beaumont House, which, after its sale for £26,000 in 1889, became Plymouth's first public park and museum.