A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS
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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS

MARK POSSIBLY OF JOHN GUMLEY, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1750

Closed23 May 2014

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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS
MARK POSSIBLY OF JOHN GUMLEY, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1750
Each on three hoof feet with gadrooned shell and scroll border, engraved with crest within Garter motto beneath marquess' coronet
5.1/4 in. (13.4 cm.) diameter
9 oz. 4 dwt. (285 gr.)
The crest is that of Stewart, probably for Charles, 3rd Marquess of Lononderry K.G. (1778-1854).

Possibly either Alexander Stewart (1700-81), or Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry (1729-1831), and by descent.