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A George II set of twelve sterling silver circular dinner…
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Melbourne
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29-Aug-2017
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A George II set of twelve sterling silver circular dinner plates by George Wickes, London 1737, with gadrooned rims and engraved contemporary coat of arms and motto 'Fidel Coticula Crux' (The Cross is the Touchstone of Faith), the reverse with numbers and scratch weights 'No 11 20=13, No 12 20=9 1/2, No 13 20=2=1/2, No 14 20=7 1/2, No 18 20=6, No 19 20=7 1/2, No 20 20=4, No 23 19=8, No 24 20=3, No 26 20=11 1/2, No 34 20=10 1/2, No 36 20=9', 25 cm diameter, 6,960 grams, The arms are those of Villiers with a crescent for difference of a second son, for Thomas Villiers (1709-1786), second son of William Villiers, second Earl of Jersey. Thomas was educated at Eton and Queen's College, Cambridge. He became a diplomat and was envoy to Warsaw in 1737, presumably when the service was commissioned. He was Minister Plenipotentiary to Dresden 1740-47, to Vienna 1742-43, to Berlin 1746-48. Following his diplomatic service, Thomas Villiers was M.P. for Tamworth 1747-56. He was a Lord of the Admiralty 1748., In 1752, he married Charlotte, daughter of the Earl of Essex. He was created Baron Hyde in 1756. He was appointed a Privy Councillor in 1763 and was joint Postmaster General 1763-65. He was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1771-82 and again in 1783-86. He was created Earl of Clarendon in 1776. He died in 1786.
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Silver: Bowls, Comports and Dishes