A pair of George II silver second course dishes by Paul Crespin, London 1741 and 1742, octofoil with gadrooned rims, engraved with an armorial, scratch weights beneath N. 1 61=18 and N. 2 61=19, 40cm (15 3/4in) diameter, 3707g (119.2 oz) Provenance: Sir Lionel Tollemache (1708-70), 5th Baronet and 4th Earl of Dysart, of Ham House, Richmond; by descent in the Tollemache family, Ham House, removed from Ham House prior to being taken over by the National Trust, 1917; sold at J. Trevor & Sons, 12th May 1955; C. J. Vander (Antiques) Ltd; by whom sold to the present vendor on 8th June 1955 for £340 (photocopy of the last sale included in the lot). The arms of Lionel TOLLEMACHE (1707-70), 4th Earl of Dysart, 5th Baronet of Helmingham Hall Suffolk: son of Lionel Tollemache (1682-1712) by Henrietta Cavendish (died 1718); grandson of Sir Lionel Tollemache (1649-1727), 3rd Earl of Dysart, by Grace Wilbraham (died 1740); great-grandson of Sir Lionel Tollemache (1624-69) by Elizabeth Murray (1626-97), created 2nd Countess of Dysart at the death of her father William Murray (1600-55), 1st Earl of Dysart and Lord Lightower; great-great-grandson of Sir Lionel Tollemache (1591-1640) by Elizabeth Stanhope (1593-1661), daughter of John Stanhope (1545-1621), Lord Harrington. Lionel Tollemache (1708-70), in 1729, married Lady Grace Carteret (1713-55), daughter of John Carteret (1669-95), 1st Earl Granville, by whom he had 15 children. He was High Steward of Ipswich 1729-70. The TOLLEMACHE family inherited the manor of Helmingham on the marriage in 1487 of the first Sir Lionel TOLLEMACHE of Bentley, Suffolk, to Elizabeth JOYCE, heir of Hemlingham.