Twelve George III silver dishes
Sebastian & James Crespell, five London 1766, six London 1767 one WS, possibly William Sharp, London 1819 (12)

Fine Decorative Arts

29 November 2022, 14:00 GMT

London, New Bond Street

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Twelve George III silver dishes

Sebastian & James Crespell, five London 1766, six London 1767 one WS, possibly William Sharp, London 1819
Shaped-circular with gadroon rims, the raised borders with engraved armorial. The underside of each with the following engraved numbers and scratch weights
those with 1766 date letter
No 61 19"17
No 62 20"18
No 68 19"9
No 69 19"19
No 72 19"13
those with 1767 date letter
No 73 18"11
No 74 18"9
No 75 18"10
No 76 18"4
No 77 18"18
No 78 18"11
diameter 24cm, weight 212.5oz. (12)

Footnotes

Provenance
From The Silver Collection of Dr Andrew J Rainey

This is the complete armorial of William CRAVEN (1705-1769) 5th Baron Craven of Coombe Abbey, Warwickshire. In 1749 he married Jane BERKELEY (1715-1791) daughter of Revd. Rowland BERKELEY of Cotheridge, Worcestershire. They had no issue. William CRAVEN was the son of John CRAVEN of Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire and succeeded as 5th Baron his cousin Fulwar CRAVEN (died 1764) 4th Baron. He was MP for Warwickshire 1746-1764.

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