A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MEAT-DISHES, ANOTHER SIMILAR AND A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER MEAT DISH
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MEAT-DISHES, ANOTHER SIMILAR AND A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER MEAT DISH

THE PAIR WITH MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLOR, LONDON, 1783, THE MATCHING EXAMPLE WITH MARK OF JOHN PARKER AND EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1764, THE IRISH EXAMPLE CIRCA 1750, MAKER'S MARK RW

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MEAT-DISHES, ANOTHER SIMILAR AND A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER MEAT DISH
THE PAIR WITH MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLOR, LONDON, 1783, THE MATCHING EXAMPLE WITH MARK OF JOHN PARKER AND EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1764, THE IRISH EXAMPLE CIRCA 1750, MAKER'S MARK RW
Each shaped oval with gadrooned rim, the first three each engraved with a coat-of-arms, each marked under rim, the pair further engraved with scratchweights '21=5' and '21=0', the Irish example with maker's mark only struck three times, further numbered and engraved with a scratchweight 'No 1 29"8'
15½ in. (39.2 cm.) long and smaller
92 oz. (2,850 gr.) (4)