Lot Essay
A similar set of twelve George III silver soup-plates from the same service, with mark of John Wakelin and William Taylor, London, 1786, was sold Christie's London, 23 November 1999, lot 194.
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MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG & STEPHEN GILBERT, LONDON, 1788 AND 1789
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A MATCHED SET OF SIX GEORGE III SILVER DINNER PLATES FROM THE MARQUESS OF DOWNSHIRE SERVICE
MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG & STEPHEN GILBERT, LONDON, 1788 AND 1789
Each of circular section with a gadrooned border, engraved with a crest below a coronet - 10in. (25.4cm.) diameter, 101oz.
The crest and coronet are those Wills, 1st Earl of Hillsborough, later 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718-1793).
Born in Fairford, Gloucestershire, the third and only surviving son of Trevor Hill, first Viscount Hillsborough (1693-1742) and Mary (1684-1742), daughter of Anthony Rowe of North Aston, Oxford. He became a member of parliament in 1741, and an Irish Viscount on his father's death in the following year, thus sitting in both the English and Irish parliaments. He served various political roles during the course of his career including a spell from 1768 to 1772 as Secretary of State for the Colonies. He was created 1st Marquess Downshire in 1789. (6)
MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG & STEPHEN GILBERT, LONDON, 1788 AND 1789
Each of circular section with a gadrooned border, engraved with a crest below a coronet - 10in. (25.4cm.) diameter, 101oz.
The crest and coronet are those Wills, 1st Earl of Hillsborough, later 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718-1793).
Born in Fairford, Gloucestershire, the third and only surviving son of Trevor Hill, first Viscount Hillsborough (1693-1742) and Mary (1684-1742), daughter of Anthony Rowe of North Aston, Oxford. He became a member of parliament in 1741, and an Irish Viscount on his father's death in the following year, thus sitting in both the English and Irish parliaments. He served various political roles during the course of his career including a spell from 1768 to 1772 as Secretary of State for the Colonies. He was created 1st Marquess Downshire in 1789. (6)
Provenance
Wills, 1st Earl of Hillsborough, later 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718-1793) and thence by descent to
Arthur, 7th Marquess of Downshire (1894-1989)
The Downshire Heirlooms; Christie's London, 14 March 1945, lot 74 (as 42)
Arthur, 7th Marquess of Downshire (1894-1989)
The Downshire Heirlooms; Christie's London, 14 March 1945, lot 74 (as 42)
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