A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MEAT DISHES
MARK OF WILLIAM BENNETT, LONDON, 1816
Each shaped oval and with a gadrooned rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms and an inscription, marked on back
14¼in. (36cm.) long
70oz. (2,169gr.)
The arms are those of Wilks impaling another, for Colonel Mark Wilks (c.1760-1831).
The inscription reads: 'Presented by the Inhabitants of St Helena to COLONEL MARK WILKS late GOVERNOR of that ISLAND as a Memorial of their Esteem, Respect, & Gratitude 1816' (2)
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MEAT DISHES
MARK OF WILLIAM BENNETT, LONDON, 1816
Each shaped oval and with a gadrooned rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms and an inscription, marked on back
14¼in. (36cm.) long
70oz. (2,169gr.)
The arms are those of Wilks impaling another, for Colonel Mark Wilks (c.1760-1831).
The inscription reads: 'Presented by the Inhabitants of St Helena to COLONEL MARK WILKS late GOVERNOR of that ISLAND as a Memorial of their Esteem, Respect, & Gratitude 1816' (2)
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