
Description
This is one of the finest sets of twelve shaped circular Georgian silver dinner plates available decorated with a supremely crisp shell and gadroon border and sumptuously hand engraved contemporary armorials etched at a ‘north’ ‘south’ positioning for probably two prominent families entwining?
Weight: 283 troy ounces/8800 grams
Diameter: 10 inches/25.5cm
Condition: Excellent throughout
Note: These plates are the finest set I have had in 50 years. The very important looking armorials are quite beautiful and probably two prominent families marrying?
Note: Armorial of Lieutenant General Sir John Colquhoun Grant KCB GCH (1772-1835)
Reserve: $30,150.00
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Early 19th Century Antique George IV Sterling Silver Set Twelve Dinner Plates London 1833 John Houle
Estimate $36,000-$43,000
Starting Price
$15,000
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American, English, and Continental Silver
Mar 19, 2026 4:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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