MARK OF PARKER & WAKELIN, LONDON, 1768

Details

A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III SILVER DISH COVERS
MARK OF PARKER & WAKELIN, LONDON, 1768
Each circular, the dome with a foliate bud finial, the cast border with Vitruvian scrolls and foliage on a matted ground, engraved with an Earl's coat-of-arms, marked under domes
10 in. (24.5 cm.) diameter; 417 oz. 10 dwt. (12,988 gr.) (12)

Provenance

Simon, 1st Earl Harcourt (1714-1777), British diplomat
The Harcourt Collection, sold
Sotheby's, London, 10 June 1993, lot 66

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

These dish covers are recorded in Parker & Wakelin's Workman's Ledger as 26 Dish Covers 940 [oz.] 7 [dwt.], supplied by Ansill & Gilbert (1766-1772, folio 71). They are described in Parker & Wakelin's Gentleman's Ledger (1765-1775) in Earl Harcourt's order of 13 March 1769 as 26 Dish Covers 940 [oz.] 7 [dwt.]

More from Silver

View All