A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER SHAPED RECTANGULAR ENTREE DISH AND COVER

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A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER SHAPED RECTANGULAR ENTREE DISH AND COVER
Maker's mark of Robert Sharp, London 1795, with thread rim, basket of flowers handle and engraved with contemporary coat of arms and crest, 26 x 23 cm. (10 1/4 x 9 in.), 1430 gr. (45.9 oz.)

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The arms and crest are those of Benson, granted to Moses Benson Esq., merchant of Liverpool. He was born 1738. He acquired a large fortune as a West Indies merchant, and purchased the estate of Lutwyche, Salop. He died in 1806

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