A late George III silver large oval meat plate by Henry Nutting, London 1811, with a gadrooned rim, engraved with a crest beneath a coronet to the incurve, engraved beneath No. 29 and the scratch weight 120:12, 61cm (24in) long, 3472g (111.65 oz) Almost certainly the coronet and crest of Lord Augustus Fitzroy, born 1760, Lord Lieut of Suffolk, MP for Cambridge University, marking his succession as 4th Duke of Grafton on his grandfather's death by commissioning a new suite of plate. He was made KG in 1834 and died in 1844. There appear to be three contenders for the original ownership of this meat plate: all of them ducal descendants of the recreational activities of Charles II. The feature that distinguishes one from the other is the, worn, decoration on the collar hidden somewhere among the fur under the animal's chin. Charles, 4th Duke of Richmond, was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1807 to 1813. Aubrey, 6th Duke of St Albans, never seemed to live a grand life. Augustus, 3rd Duke of Grafton, died in 1811 and was succeeded by George, 4th Duke, who was MP for Cambridge University at that time. The balance of probabilities points to the latter. Condition report disclaimer
A late George III silver large oval meat plate by Henry Nutting, London 1811, with a gadrooned rim, engraved with a crest beneath a coronet to the incurve, engraved beneath No. 29 and the scratch weight 120:12, 61cm (24in) long, 3472g (111.65 oz) Almost certainly the coronet and crest of Lord Augustus Fitzroy, born 1760, Lord Lieut of Suffolk, MP for Cambridge University, marking his succession as 4th Duke of Grafton on his grandfather's death by commissioning a new suite of plate. He was made KG in 1834 and died in 1844. There appear to be three contenders for the original ownership of this meat plate: all of them ducal descendants of the recreational activities of Charles II. The feature that distinguishes one from the other is the, worn, decoration on the collar hidden somewhere among the fur under the animal's chin. Charles, 4th Duke of Richmond, was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1807 to 1813. Aubrey, 6th Duke of St Albans, never seemed to live a grand life. Augustus, 3rd Duke of Grafton, died in 1811 and was succeeded by George, 4th Duke, who was MP for Cambridge University at that time. The balance of probabilities points to the latter. Condition report disclaimer
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