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A George II silver waiter Ebenezer Coker & Thomas Hannam London, 1759 Of circular form, with...
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A George II silver waiter
Ebenezer Coker & Thomas Hannam
London, 1759
Of circular form, with gadrooned and shell border, the base engraved with the arms of Vere, 3rd Earl Poulett (1710-1788) and raised on three paw feet, 17.8cm dia., approx. weight 9.25ozt
Arms: The arms are those of of Poulett impaling another under an Earl's coronet. In 1759, the holder of the title was the second Earl, who died unmarried. He was succeeded by his brother, Vere, in 1764 who was married to Mary, daughter of William Butt of Arlington, in Gloucestershire in 1765. They lived at Poulett Lodge, Twickenham. The arms impaling those of Poulett (ermine, an archery butt) are adopted arms for the Butt family. (With thanks to Pursuivant Research)
Lot Footnotes
Vere, 3rd Earl Poulett was educated at Taunton Grammar School and went on to become Lord Lieutenant of Devon.
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