Royal: A Set of Eighteen George II Silver Dinner Plates, Circa 1740
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Royal: A Set of Eighteen George II Silver Dinner Plates, Circa 1740
Engraved with the arms of King George II (1727-1760), with gadrooned borders, engraved with the Royal Arms and motto within the Garter and flanked by the initials "GR II", each engraved under the base with numbers, apparently unmarked.
323 oz
10,046.8 g
diameter 9 ½ in.
24.5 cm
Collection of Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), sold;
Christie's, London, 20 November 2009, lot 43 and lot 42;
Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, L'Hôtel de Lannion, sold;
Sotheby's, Paris, 14 December 2023, lot 166;
Where acquired by the present collector.
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