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A REGENCY SILVER SIX-LIGHT CANDELABRUM CENTREPIECE MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1817 The triangular shaped base on four shell and vine scroll feet, applied with the seal of the City of Kilkenny, the arms of the Order of the Bath, and engraved with an inscription, the palm tree stem terminating with a foliate capital supporting a partly fluted bowl and three double scroll branches, marked on underside of stand, bowl, branches and nozzles 20 ? in. (52 cm.) high 273 oz. 8 dwt. (8,505 gr.) The inscription reads 'To Major General Sir Denis Pack Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Knight of the Royal Portuguese Order of the Tower & Sword, Knight of the Russian Imperial Order of St. Waladomir, Knight of the Imperial Austrian Order of Maria Teres . This piece of plate is presented as a testimonial of the pride & gratification so justly and naturally felt by his friends & fellow citizens, of the county and city of Kilkenny, at his uniformly intrepid & most distinguished conduct during the protracted warfare & particularly in the following actions: Vineira, Roleia, Corunna, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Other, Toulouse & Waterloo'.
Sir Denis Pack had an active and distinguished military career with his most celebrated achievements on the battlefield at both Quatre Bras and Waterloo; however, as his contemporary Parliament noted, he was '... associated with almost every military achievement of the British Army, during the eventful period of continental warfare between the year 1791, in which he entered his Majesty’s service, and the year 1823, in which he ended his honorable career,' and received the thanks of Parliament five times for his military services (Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command, vol. 23, pp. 21-22).
Although an Englishman by birth, it is believed Sir Denis Pack was raised in Kilkenny, Ireland, where his father served as deacon for St. Canice’s Cathedral, and it is known that he began his military career in Ireland joining the 14th Light Dragoons. Within four years was raised to Major of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoons, before becoming Lieutenant Colonel of the 71st Highland Light Infantry. After battling Napoleon's army throughout Europe and rising to the rank of Major General, Pack's career ultimately came to an end where it began. He was buried at St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, the site marked with a memorial plaque that bears an almost identical inscription to the present candelabra, which Parliament referred to 'as the best record of his services.'