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MARK OF S. C. YOUNGE AND CO., SHEFFIELD, 1819
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE-DISHES AND COVERS
MARK OF S. C. YOUNGE AND CO., SHEFFIELD, 1819
Each oblong with gadrooned rims with shells and foliage at intervals, the detachable cover with similar gadrooning and detachable scroll and foliage ring handles, each cover engraved twice with a coat-of-arms, each marked on dish, cover and handle
12 in. (30.5 cm.) long
234 oz. 2 dwt. (7,283 gr.)
The arms are those of Waring quartering Maxwell for John Waring Maxwell (1788-1869), son of John Waring Maxwell (d.1802) and his wife Dorothea (d.1842), daughter of Robert Maxwell (d.1769) of Finnebrogue, co. Down. John Waring senior took the additional name and arms of Maxwell upon the death of his wife's brother in 1792 when the Maxwell estates passed to her. The entrée dishes were possibly a wedding present to John Waring Maxwell as he married the heiress Madelina, daughter of David Ker of Portavo, co. Down, in 1817. (4)
MARK OF S. C. YOUNGE AND CO., SHEFFIELD, 1819
Each oblong with gadrooned rims with shells and foliage at intervals, the detachable cover with similar gadrooning and detachable scroll and foliage ring handles, each cover engraved twice with a coat-of-arms, each marked on dish, cover and handle
12 in. (30.5 cm.) long
234 oz. 2 dwt. (7,283 gr.)
The arms are those of Waring quartering Maxwell for John Waring Maxwell (1788-1869), son of John Waring Maxwell (d.1802) and his wife Dorothea (d.1842), daughter of Robert Maxwell (d.1769) of Finnebrogue, co. Down. John Waring senior took the additional name and arms of Maxwell upon the death of his wife's brother in 1792 when the Maxwell estates passed to her. The entrée dishes were possibly a wedding present to John Waring Maxwell as he married the heiress Madelina, daughter of David Ker of Portavo, co. Down, in 1817. (4)
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