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A PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVER SOUP PLATES,
Lot 100 PROPERTY FROM A VIRGINIA COLLECTION

A PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVER SOUP PLATES,

MARK OF WILLIAM FOUNTAIN, LONDON, 1798,

Closed24 July 2013

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A PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVER SOUP PLATES,
MARK OF WILLIAM FOUNTAIN, LONDON, 1798,
each marked on reverse, the borders gadrooned with foliage at intervals and engraved with crest and motto 'QUOD.SIS.ESSE.VELIS' (May you wish to be what you are)
10¾in. (27.3cm.) diameter, 54oz. approximate gross weight (2)