A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III SILVER DINNER-PLATES
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A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III SILVER DINNER-PLATES

MARK OF CHARLES WRIGHT, LONDON, 1782

Details
A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III SILVER DINNER-PLATES
MARK OF CHARLES WRIGHT, LONDON, 1782
Shaped circular with gadrooned border, later engraved with a coronet and a crest beneath motto, marked underneath
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high
214 oz. 2 dwt. (6,660 gr.)
The crest is that of baron Vavazor of Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire.
Provenance
The collection of Wilbur Ross Hubbard.
Anonymous sale; Christie's New York, 18 October 1994, lot 408.

Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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