Sotheby's, New York, The Victor Niederhoffer Collection of Trophy and Presentation Silver, 15 December 1998, lot 151

The arms are those of Gomm, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, for Sir William Maynard Gomm (1784-1875), Field Marshall, G.C.B. Gomm was just nine years old when he joined t🐼he 9th Regiment of Foot in 1794. He was in seven battles during the Napoleonic wars including the Battle of Cope🐟nhagen and the Battle of Salamanca. He was promoted to Commander-in-Chief in India and in 1863 became Colonel of the Coldstream Guards in succession to Lord Clyde. He was further promoted to field marshal in 1868.

The Latin inscriཧptio🅠n on the seal box translates as:

'In memory of an excellent war horse, who in his best years, at the Battle of Waterloo received a grave wound, the witness of which is this lead bullet extracted after his death and placed between two of his hoofs. In his old age he was settled in the meadows at Stoke Park in the county of Buckinghamshire where he was🔴 most warmly received and in the greatest happiness on his final day. He died on 28 December 1840 at the age of 33. He lies with full honours in that welcoming field which he loved most.'

Stoke Park was owned by John Penn, the uncle of Gomm's wife, Sophia. Old George's gravestone can still be seen there today. The house was designed by James Wyatt in 1788, with grounds design by Capability Brown and Humphry Repton. The house has been used for several movies including Goldfinger, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Layer Cake. T෴he house was converted into a country club in 1908.