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A SET OF SIX GEORGE II SILVER MEAT DISH COVERS
maker's mark of Edward Wakelin, London, 1757
In three sizes, each plain oval and with moulded borders and hinged ring scroll handle, later engraved with crest and Earl's coronet above, marked on side, each numbered and engraved with scratch weight - 16¼in. (41cm.), 13¾in. (35cm.) and 10½in. (27cm.) long
186ozs. (5,788grs.)
The crest is that of Croome, the Earls of Coventry (6)
maker's mark of Edward Wakelin, London, 1757
In three sizes, each plain oval and with moulded borders and hinged ring scroll handle, later engraved with crest and Earl's coronet above, marked on side, each numbered and engraved with scratch weight - 16¼in. (41cm.), 13¾in. (35cm.) and 10½in. (27cm.) long
186ozs. (5,788grs.)
The crest is that of Croome, the Earls of Coventry (6)
Provenance
The Trustees of the Croome Estate, Sold Christie's, 11 July 1985, lot 277 (a set of ten)