A SET OF THREE GERMAN SILVER MEAT-DISHES

MARK OF FRANZ ANTON HANS NUBELL, HANOVER, CIRCA 1820

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A SET OF THREE GERMAN SILVER MEAT-DISHES
MARK OF FRANZ ANTON HANS NUBELL, HANOVER, CIRCA 1820
Each shaped oval with ribbon-tied reeded border, engraved with initials below Royal crown, each marked underneath
18 5/8 in. (47.2 cm.) wide
186 oz. 18 dwt. (5,814 gr.)
The initials are those of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector and later King of Hanover (1760-1820). (3)

Provenance

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector and later King of Hanover (1760-1820) and then by descent to
The Royal House of Hanover; Sotheby's, Schloss Marienburg, Hanover, 5-15 October 2005, lot 1192.

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Lot Essay

The present dishes are additions, ordered in anticipation of a state visit to his German kingdom by King George IV of England in 1821, to a magnificent neo-Classical silver dinner-service made mostly by Robert-Joseph Auguste. Examples from the original service can be found in the Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon, the Louvre Museum, Paris and the Getty Museum, Los Angeles. The history of the service, previously called the Herrenhausen Service, is discussed in detail by Lorenz Seelig in 'The King George III silver service by Robert-Joseph Auguste and Frantz-Peter Bundsen: goldsmiths' art in the neoclassical style in Paris, London and Hanover', Silver Society of Canada, 2010, Vol. 13 pp. 44-91.

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