a chap called paul storr. and he was the royal goldsmith to george iv.re for 1837. i've only seen two or three pieces by paul storr in all the years i've been doing the roadshow. and after paul de lamerie, he's probably the most famous silversmith working in the british isles. he was the manager of the greatest firm of retailers at the time rundell, bridge and rundell, and they supplied the royal family with a lot of the best silver made during the regency period. look at these beautiful sea horses. wonderfully sculptured. this great plume of reeds coming up supporting this rather big grand bowl. so we're talking of a very important silversmith, and a sizeable object. all the armorials or crests or any inscription that might have been on the plinth or on the side of the bowl had been removed which is a great shame because that might have taught us who it was made for. my guess is that as it was dated 1837 that it was probably made for the coronation of queen victoria, but ordered by a governor of one of the australian states. what we've got to imagine is

and paul storr is noted for making a lot of the silver at buckingham palace right.or george iv at carlton house. so very, very important silversmith, for anybody interested in the subject. what slightly intrigues me there's no inscription or no coat of arms relating to it, so i haven't heard anything about whether it was inscribed once upon a time or-- no, i must profess ignorance. my apologies. well, i think what we've got to imagine is this put together on its plinth like that. and imagine it shining bright and sparkly. these are so tarnished that i think you might need to have them professionally cleaned. when tarnish has been on silver for such a long period of time and this has obviously been tucked away for a long period of time you'll find that the color might not be too encouraging when you start to clean it yourself so it might need to be professionally cleaned. because this is a seriously important bit of 19th century silver. right. and i wouldn't have any hesitation in expecting that to be worth in the region of £30,000. right. thank you. ( laughs ) that'