A pair of George III sterling silver meat platters London, 1762. Maker's mark of Thomas Heming, each oval, with scalloped and gadrooned moulding bearing engraved armorial for the Needham family, flanked by a stallion and stag above Latin inscription 'Nunc Aut Nunquam' - 'Now or Never'.Scratch weights to reverse,16,23/12 and 17,23/4. Length 33.5 cm weight: 1374g