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The arms are those of Cropley Ashley, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury (1768-1851)
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MARK OF PHILIP RUNDELL, LONDON, 1819
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A SET OF FOUR REGENCY SILVER VEGETABLE DISHES AND COVERS ON SHEFFIELD-PLATED WARMING STANDS FROM THE SHAFTESBURY SERVICE
Mark of Philip Rundell, London, 1819
En suite with the preceding, each shaped circular with elaborate foliate scroll and shell border, the high-domed fluted conforming cover with similar border and surmounted by a leafy bracket handle and acanthus calyx, the dishes each engraved with an Earl's coronet and three crests, the covers applied with an Earl's armorials and engraved with three crests, the conforming circular stands on four feet, with acanthus and honeysuckle border and two bracket handles, each marked on reverses, under cover, on applied armorials, calyx and handle, and under stand
The dishes 10 1/8in. (25.8cm.) diameter; 259oz. (8055gr.) weighable silver (4)
Mark of Philip Rundell, London, 1819
En suite with the preceding, each shaped circular with elaborate foliate scroll and shell border, the high-domed fluted conforming cover with similar border and surmounted by a leafy bracket handle and acanthus calyx, the dishes each engraved with an Earl's coronet and three crests, the covers applied with an Earl's armorials and engraved with three crests, the conforming circular stands on four feet, with acanthus and honeysuckle border and two bracket handles, each marked on reverses, under cover, on applied armorials, calyx and handle, and under stand
The dishes 10 1/8in. (25.8cm.) diameter; 259oz. (8055gr.) weighable silver (4)