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Property from T.R.H. The Dukes of Gloucester
A GEORGE III SILVER MEAT-DISH FROM CATHERINE THE GREAT'S TULA SERVICE
MARK OF GEORGE HEMING AND WILLIAM CHAWNER, LONDON, 1776
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER MEAT-DISH FROM CATHERINE THE GREAT'S TULA SERVICE
MARK OF GEORGE HEMING AND WILLIAM CHAWNER, LONDON, 1776
Shaped oval with gadrooned border, engraved with a coat-of-arms on border, marked on reverse
19 1/8 in. (48.5 cm.)
56 oz. 16 dwt. (1,768 gr.)
The arms are the Russian Royal arms.
MARK OF GEORGE HEMING AND WILLIAM CHAWNER, LONDON, 1776
Shaped oval with gadrooned border, engraved with a coat-of-arms on border, marked on reverse
19 1/8 in. (48.5 cm.)
56 oz. 16 dwt. (1,768 gr.)
The arms are the Russian Royal arms.
Provenance
Commissioned by Empress Catherine the Great (1762-1796) for the Governor's Palace at Tula.
A wedding present from Sir Harold Werner, 3rd Baronet (1893-1973) and Lady Zia Wernher (1892-1977) to T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, November 1935.
A wedding present from Sir Harold Werner, 3rd Baronet (1893-1973) and Lady Zia Wernher (1892-1977) to T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, November 1935.
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