A George III silver shaped oval meat plate by John Wakelin & William Taylor, London 1778, with a gadrooned rim and engraved with two crests beneath a coronet, 37cm (14 1/2in) long, 817g (26.25 oz) The coronet and crests are those of the Earls de GREY of Wrest Park Bedfordshire. The earldom was created in 1816 for Amabel HUME-CAMPBELL nee GREY (1751-1833). She was styled Countess de GREY. Blazon: Crest 1: on a chapeau gules turned up ermine a cockatrice with wings erect or. Crest 2: out of a coronet adorned with fleurs-de-lis or, a mount vert thereon a stag at gaze of the first An Earl's Coronet. Countess de Grey (1751-1833) was the eldest daughter of Philip YORKE (1720-1790) Viscount Royston by Jemima CAMPBELL (1723-1797) Marquess of Kent by remainder of her grandfather the distinguished Henry GREY (1671-1740) Duke of Kent. In 1780 she married Alexander HUME (died 1781) Lord Polworth but produced no issue. In 1816 she was created Countess de GREY and without issue the Earldom de GREY passed by remainder to the male heirs of her sister Mary Jemima ROBINSON nee YORKE (1757-1830). Clearly the engraving could not have been created before 1816 and may have referred to Amabel HUME-CAMPBELL or the later Earls de GREY, descendants of her sister Mary Jemima ROBINSON whose eldest son Thomas Philip de GREY (1781-1859) the 2nd Earl de GREY. Condition Report: The front with scratches from use, the crest is very clear. The reverse has indentations possibly from a previous stand or warming dish stand. There are some knocks to the base which do not come through to the front. One end on the back has creases and signs of a filling repair. Slight rubbing to the hallmarks, but still quite easily readable. Condition Report Disclaimer