A pair of George III silver entrée dishes
by Paul Storr, London 1804 Rectangular-form with gadroon borders, engraved with the arms of William Sturges-Bourne, the handles shaped as the crests, length 30cm, weight 129oz. (2)
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William Sturges-Bourne (1769-1845) born William Sturges in Winchester was the only son of Reverend John Sturges (1735-1807) by Judith Bourne (1732-1776) of Acton Hall, Ombersley Worcestershire. He was educated at Winchester School and later Christ Church Oxford. From 1769 he was Tory MP for Hastings and later for Christchurch and Brandon, Secretary to the Treasury and later Lord of the Treasury. He was for a short time Home Secretary under the leadership of his close friend George Canning.
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