Royal Ambassadorial – A George III sterling silver strawberry dish, London 1776 by Thomas Heming (Grimwade 3828)

Of circular form with a fluted scalloped rim. Engraved to the centre with the Royal Coat of Arms of King George III of Great Britain (used 1760-1801). Additionally, later engraved with a crest of on a ducal coronet, a war-horse passant, saddled and bridled, with motto below Semoer Paratus. Fully marked underneath.

Diameter – 22.5 cm / 8.8 inches

Weight – 576 grams / 18.52 ozt

The crest and motto are for Upton of Ingmire Hall, Westmoreland

Royal Arms: Quarterly of 4: 1st Plantagenet (England) impaling Stuart (Scotland); 2nd: France; 3rd: Ireland; 4th Elector of Hanover (lesser coat of arms of Elector of Hanover)

For a strawberry dish of 1772 also marked for Thomas Heming, similar size, sold these rooms, 26 June 2019, lot 64 (£1062.50 incl. premium)