A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III IRISH SILVER DINNER PLATES FROM THE EARL OF DROGHEDA SERVICE AND SIX MODERN PORTUGUESE PLATES TO MATCH

A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III IRISH SILVER DINNER PLATES FROM THE EARL OF DROGHEDA SERVICE AND SIX MODERN PORTUGUESE PLATES TO MATCH
THE TWELVE WITH MARK OF ROBERT CALDERWOOD, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1760; THE SIX STAMPED MERGULHAO, LISBON, AFTER 1938
Each shaped circular and with gadrooned rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on the back, the backs of the twelve further engraved with a scratchweight and a number 'No 49 18"6'; 'No 50 18"3'; 'No 51 19"2'; 'No 52 17"16'; 'No 53 18"6'; 'No 54 17"13'; 'No 55 17"13'; 'No 56 18"8'; 'No 57 18"7'; 'No 58 18"2'; 'No 59 18"0' and 'No 60 18"8'
9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) diam.
the George III plates 216 oz. (6,730 gr.)
The arms of the George III plates are those of Moore, for Edward, 6th Earl of Drogheda and later 1st Marquess of Drogheda (1730-1822). The Portuguese dinner plates are engraved to match. (18)