Price
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This splendid very large Antique Silver George III Meat Dish is of oval form with a plain sunken oval central well which is unembellished. The border is engraved with the armorials and crest of George Hamilton -Gordon. Dimensions 22.5 x 17 inches , 57.15 x 43.18 cm.
The Coat of Arms of George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, who married in 1805 and was Prime Minister between 1852-1855. Given as a Wedding Present in 1805 from Haddo House Aberdeenshire.Queen Victoria would almost certainly have been served off this dish as she was a guest in 1857 along with Prince Albert.
Maker: WILLIAM FOUNTAIN.
Origin: London.
Year: 1805.
Weight
101Troy ozsCondition report
GoodStock number
W168x1The BADA Standard
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