TWO GEORGE II SILVER LARGE DISHES

The arms are those of Major impaling Dale for Sir John Major of Worlingworth Hall, Suffolk (1698-1781) and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1780), only daughter of Daniel Dale of Bridlington, who he married in 1723. In 1741, Sir John became an Elder Brother of Trinity House of Deptford Strand, a guild of mariners whose responsibilities included licensing ship pilots and constructing lighthouses in England and Wales. Sir John was created baronet in 1765, having also served as Sheriff of Suffolk in 1754 and M.P. from Scarborough from 1761. Upon his death, the title passed to his son-in-law John Henniker (1724-1803), who was created Baron Henniker in 1800.

(See lot 127 for a salver bearing the arms of Henniker, for the above noted John Henniker.)