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A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT DESSERT-SERVICE
Lot 158

A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT DESSERT-SERVICE

MARK OF DIGBY SCOTT AND BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, 1806, THE KIDNEY-SHAPED DISHES WITH MARK OF BENJAMIN AND JAMES SMITH, LONDON, TWO 1809, TWO 1810

Closed29 November 2016

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A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT DESSERT-SERVICE
MARK OF DIGBY SCOTT AND BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, 1806, THE KIDNEY-SHAPED DISHES WITH MARK OF BENJAMIN AND JAMES SMITH, LONDON, TWO 1809, TWO 1810
With ribbon-tied reed-and-vine borders, each engraved with a coat-of-arms below earl's coronet each marked on reverse, comprising:
Four shaped oval dishes, 14 1/8 in. (35.8 cm.) wide
Four shaped circular dishes, 10 1/4 in. (26.2 cm.) diam.
Four kidney-shaped dishes, 11 7/8 in. (30 cm.) wide
348 oz. 6 dwt. (10,833 gr.)
The arms are those of Montgomerie quartering Eglinton presumably for Hugh, 12th Earl of Eglinton K.T. (1739-1819). He was created a peer of the United Kingdon in 1806 as Baron Ardrossan of Ardrossan. He rebuilt the castle of Eglinton and also constructed Ardrossan Harbour and the Paisley Canal.

Hugh, 12th Earl of Eglinton K.T. (1739-1819), by descent to
Archibald, 16th Earl of Eglinton and Winton (1880-1945).
The Earl of Eglinton and Winton; Christie's London, 12 July 1922, the dishes, lot 20 (£70), lot 21 (£78) and lot 22 (£146) to Comyns,
The Parham Park Trust; Christie's, London, 15 June 2004, lot 34A. (with later stands).