TWELVE ROYAL GEORGE III SILVER DINNER PLATES, FROM THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND'S SERVICE

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17.03.2022 11:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 72 | TWELVE ROYAL GEORGE III SILVER DINNER PLATES, FROM THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND'S SERVICE
Each shaped circular with gadrooned border, engraved with Royal arms, engraved underneath with initials EA/Fs, EDC, numbered and with old and new scratchweights
93/4 in. (25 cm.) diameter
224 oz. 4 dwt. (6,974 gr.)
The arms and initials E.D.C. are those of Ernest Augustus (1771-1837), Duke of Cumberland, fifth son of George III, King of Great Britain and Hanover. In 1837, Princess Victoria became Queen of Great Britain and in accordance with Salic law, her uncle Ernest Augustus ascended the throne of Hanover. The initials E.A.F.s (Ernest Augustus Fidei commissum) denotes the entailed estate of Ernest Augustus within the Royal Treasuries.
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