TRAY, SERVING

Description: STERLING SILVER TRAY, ENGRAVED ON THE CENTRE FRONT: "PRESENTED TO THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE IVES BY THE LETHBRIDE BAR ASSOCIATION UPON HIS ELEVATION TO THE BENCH OF ALBERTA JULY A.D. 1914". REVERSE STAMPED "STERLING 1911" & SILVER MARKS INDICATING 925/1000 FINE. 2 OTHER HALLMARKS ON REVERSE ARE LION PASSANT AND SECOND MARK OF AN ANCHOR. TRAY IS PLAIN IN DECORATION WITH RIBBING EDGES. HAND ENGRAVED. SCRATCHED INTO OBVERSE BY HANDLE "39-15-0".

History: TRAY IS COMPLETE WITH COFFEE & TEA POTS, CREAMER & SUGAR BOWL. WILLIAM CARLOS (BILLY) IVES BORN IN COMPTON, QUEBEC. WHEN 7 YEARS OLD FAMILY MOVED TO PINCHER CREEK (1880). WHEN 14 BECAME A WORKING COWBOY EARNING $40./MONTH UNTIL HE QUIT & RETURNED TO QUEBEC GRADUATING FROM MCGILL UNIVERSITY IN 1900. RETURNED TO LETHBRIDGE TO PRACTICE LAW IN 1901. ESTABLISHED IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH C.F.P. CONYBEARE FROM 1901 UNTIL 1914 WHEN HE WAS APPOINTED AS JUDGE SERVING ON THE ALBERTA BENCH. HE RETIRED ON 70 BIRTHDAY, BUT CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN AN OFFICE IN LETHBRIDGE AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL UNTIL HIS DEATH AT 77. HE WAS KNOWN AS 'BILLY' TO HIS FRIENDS & TO MANY AS THE "COWBOY JUDGE". SEE P19860137000-GA. SET MADE BY P.W. ELLIS (TORONTO) 1852-1928. APPRAISAL COMPLETED BY SOTHEBY'S TORONTO, SEE ATTACHMENT TO FILE. SOURCES: "UNITT'S BOOK OF MARKS (1987) & PIONEER PEMMICAN CLUB ROUNDUP P.145.