GEORGE I Sterling Silver Strawberry Dish by William Ged. Edinburgh 1721.

GEORGE I Sterling Silver Strawberry Dish by William Ged. Edinburgh 1721.

£4,700

George I sterling silver strawberry dish.
Made by William Ged, Edinburgh 1721.
Assay Master: Edward Penman.

Arms: URQUART of Newhall, Scotland.
Motto: 'PER ACTUM INTENTION' - The intention [must be judged] by the act.

Attractive old family piece with crenelated edge and of good weight and pleasing patina. Arms updated when Elizabeth Trail of Elsness married her merchant husband John Urquhart in 1794.

Diameter 7.3 inches (18.54cm)
Height: 1.1 inches (2.79cm)
Weight: 11 troy ounces (342.13 grams)

Year

1721

Medium

Sterling Silver

Country

Edinburgh

Condition

Excellent

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