Lot Essay
See Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 9 February 1981, lot 109 for a set of 6 small plates and Sotheby's, New York, 16 October 1987, lot 3132 for a further 12 small plates, all likely from the same supper set as the present serving dishes. The gilt monogram 'WP' must be for a William Pierrepont, Pierrepont being the family name of the dukes of Kingston-upon-Hull and William that of several members of the family.