A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE II SILVER DINNER-PLATES
THE PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 797-802)
A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE II SILVER DINNER-PLATES

MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1759

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A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE II SILVER DINNER-PLATES
MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1759
Each shaped circular with gadrooned rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms, each marked on the back, the backs further engraved with a number and a scratchweight 'No 49 18=0'; 'No 50 18=4'; 'No 51 18=1'; 'No 52 17=15'; 'No 53 18=2'; 'No 54 17=18'; 'No 55 17=11'; 'No 56 18=1'; 'No 57 18=1'; 'No 58 18=4'; 'No 59 17=18' and 'No 60 17=15'
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) diam.
210 oz. 14 dwt. (6,554 gr.)
The arms are those of Skynner with Remington in pretence, for Stephen Skynner (d. circa 1764) and his wife Mary, daughter of Samuel Remington of Low Layton, co. Essex (d. circa 1731), whom he married in 1727. (12)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, December 14 and 15, 1977, lot 590.
A European Collector; Christie's, New York, 17 October 2002, lot 151.
A Lady; Christie's, London, 10 June 2008, lot 239.

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