The Chesterfield Service: A Set of Eight George I Ambassadorial Silver Serving Dishes, David Willaume, London, 1726-27

Philip Dormer 4th, Earl of Chesterfield part of the allowance of plates given on his appointment as ambassador to the Hague in 1727.

Philip Stanhope, 4^th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) is known as a writer, politician, and patron. In 1727 he was appointed Ambassador to the Hague, with an allowance of 5,893 ounces of white silver and 1,066 of gilt. These dishes are part of that service, made by David Willaume who supplied the plates; much of the hollowware bears the mark of Paul Crespin, including two tureens, four candlesticks, and a pair of casters formerly in the Hartman Collection (Huguenot Legacy, nos. 8, 9, and 10) and the wine coolers from the service, which the Hartmans bought but were not allowed to export from the U.K. (see introduction).