An early Victorian sterling silver salver, London 1837 by James Charles Edington

An early Victorian sterling silver salver, London 1837 by James Charles Edington

In the George III style, of shaped circular form with a shaped cavetto edge, and a shell and scroll rim, raised upon three scroll feet. The field centre with an engraved impaled coat of arms, surmounted by a crest of a crescent, the motto below Crescit Eundo. Fully marked underneath.

Diameter – 28.8 cm / 11.3 inches

Weight – 795 grams / 25.56 ozt

The crest and motto are for Otter

The arms are for Otter impaling Melvil

For William Bruère Otter (1805-1876), who married Elisabeth Melvil (1813-1892), on the 18^th May 1837. He the son of Rev. William Otter (1768-1840) Bishop of Chichester from 1836, and his wife Nancy Sadleir Bruère (1784-1860), granddaughter of George James Bruere (c.1720-1780), Governor of Bermuda.

“He lived for much of his time at The Vicarage, St Peter's Church in Cowfold, Sussex where most of his 8 children were born. The living is a vicarage, endowed with the rectorial tithes value about £500 per annum, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of London, and held by the Ven. William Bruère Otter, M.A., of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, Archdeacon of Lewes. William Bruère Otter was Vicar at Cowfold between 1839 and 1876 (when he died). The family were ensconced in the Vicarage and his children, other than his eldest daughter, were all born there.”