A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE II IRISH SILVER DINNER PLATES, maker's mark of John Laughlin, Dublin, circa 1740, each shaped circular, the border engraved with crest and motto VIRTUTE ET ROBORE, with applied gadrooned rim, the reverse engraved with various scratch weights from 15 = 10½ to 17 = 9 , and numbered variously from 4 to 47--9¾in. (24.7cm.) diam., 183.5oz. (12)