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Silver for sale from the collection of Viscount Exmouth, the real-life Jack Aubrey

On November 29th, 2012 Martyn Downer wrote on the subject of Latest News,Listed for sale at My Family Silver.

Tags: antique silver, bombardment of algiers, commander: the life and exploits of britains greatest frigate captain, edward pellew, frigate captain, master and commander, patrick o'brian, pellew, silver salver, viscount exmouth, William Bateman
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Stork hunting in The Hague

On September 10th, 2012 Martyn Downer wrote on the subject of Listed for sale at My Family Silver,Silver Collections.

Tags: antique silver, armorial, dutch silver, Frans Schmidt, The Hague, white stork
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Newly discovered silver from swashbuckling Victorian soldier Fred Burnaby

On September 7th, 2012 Martyn Downer wrote on the subject of Latest News,Listed for sale at My Family Silver.

Tags: antique silver, benjamin smith, charles gordon, fred burnaby, hawkins-whitshed, howard elphinstone, james tissot, My Family Silver, national portrait gallery
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Moor than obvious

On August 14th, 2012 Martyn Downer wrote on the subject of Listed for sale at My Family Silver,Out and About.

Tags: antique silver, British Museum, family crest, othello, shakespeare staging the world, slave trade, thomas fowell buxton
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The Knights’ Tale

On August 1st, 2012 Martyn Downer wrote on the subject of Latest News,Listed for sale at My Family Silver.

Tags: antique silver, charles fox, eglinton tournament, family crest, george fox, knight marshall, marshalsea, R. & S. Garrard & Co, sir charles lamb
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The British and the very first Gulf War

On May 1st, 2012 Martyn Downer wrote on the subject of Listed for sale at My Family Silver.

Tags: antique silver, East India Company, Qasimi, Ras al-Khaimah, Rundell Bridge & Rundell, silver, UAE
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Seal for a Braveheart

On April 9th, 2012 Martyn Downer wrote on the subject of Listed for sale at My Family Silver.

Tags: braveheart, clan wallace, mel gibson, My Family Silver, seal, william wallace
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