MARK OF NICHOLAS CLAUSEN (7), PHILIP RAINAUD (5), LONDON, 1721

Details

A SET OF TWELVE ROYAL GEORGE I SILVER DINNER PLATES
MARK OF NICHOLAS CLAUSEN (7), PHILIP RAINAUD (5), LONDON, 1721
Circular with molded rims, the borders engraved with the Royal coat-of-arms, marked on undersides and engraved with weights
9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) diameter
232 oz. 16 dwt. (7,240 gr.)

Provenance

Almost certainly granted to Colonel William Stanhope, later 1st Earl of Harrington (1683-1756) for his embassy to Spain in 1721, by descent to
Henry C. Taylor, 720 Fifth Avenue, New York,
Henry C. Taylor; Christie’s London, 28 March 1962, lot 153 (£2,000 to S. J. Phillips)
With S. J. Phillips, London, 1962.

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Lot Essay

The Royal arms are those of George I. It is almost certain that these plates form part of the thirty issued to Colonel William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (1690-1756), as Ambassador to Spain in 1721. Stanhope, a diplomat and statesman, was first sent to Spain on a special mission in 1717. After serving in Turin, he returned to Spain as Ambassador where he served for seven years and was created Baron Harrington in 1730 and advanced to Earldom in 1742.

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