A set of twelve George III silver dinner plates by Robert Sharp
A set of twelve George III silver dinner plates by Robert Sharp, London 1790, cinquefoil with gadrooned rims, engraved with two crests with belted mottos beneath a coronet, 24cm (9 1/2in) diameter, 6652g (213.85 oz)
The crests of the LESLIE-MELVILLE family beneath an earl's coronet for the Earl of Leven and Melville.
Crest one: a dexter arm embowed in armour the hand grasping a sword all proper and motto: PRO REGE ET PATRIA (For My king and country) (LESLIE)
Crest two: the head of a ratch hound erased sable and motto: DENIQUE COELUM (Heaven at last) (MELVILLE)
At the time of the making of these plates the title was held by David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven (1722-1802)
Condition Report:
Usual knife marks, some edge nicks, marks clear, some makers ripple to verso, no repairs or dents
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A set of twelve George III silver dinner plates by Robert Sharp, London 1790, cinquefoil with gadrooned rims, engraved with two crests with belted mottos beneath a coronet, 24cm (9 1/2in) diameter, 6652g (213.85 oz)
The crests of the LESLIE-MELVILLE family beneath an earl's coronet for the Earl of Leven and Melville.
Crest one: a dexter arm embowed in armour the hand grasping a sword all proper and motto: PRO REGE ET PATRIA (For My king and country) (LESLIE)
Crest two: the head of a ratch hound erased sable and motto: DENIQUE COELUM (Heaven at last) (MELVILLE)
At the time of the making of these plates the title was held by David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven (1722-1802)
Condition Report:
Usual knife marks, some edge nicks, marks clear, some makers ripple to verso, no repairs or dents
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