A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III SILVER DINNER-PLATES

MARK OF WILLIAM BENNETT, LONDON, 1809

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A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III SILVER DINNER-PLATES
MARK OF WILLIAM BENNETT, LONDON, 1809
Each shaped circular and with a gadrooned rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms, each marked on reverse and engraved with a scratchweights
10 in. (25 cm.) diameter; 245 oz. (7,630 gr.)
The arms are those of Graham, for James, 3rd Duke of Montrose and 10th Earl Graham (1755 - 1836). (12)

Provenance

James, 3rd Duke of Montrose and 10th Earl Graham (1755 - 1836).

Lot Essay

Scottish statesman, James, 3rd Duke of Montrose, was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and went on to hold numerous ceremonial and administrative posts, including Master of the Horse, Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire, Captain General of the Royal Company of Scottish Archers and Paymaster General. He was awarded a Knight of the Thistle in 1793, later resigning when appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1812.

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