Corporation of Hull interest, a pair of George II silver waiters,by John Tuite, London 1738,circular

Corporation of Hull interest, a pair of George II silver waiters,
by John Tuite, London 1738,
circular form, shell and scroll border, the centre with the arms of Hull within foliate scroll mantling, on three hoof feet, the reverse of one inscribed 'Corporation Waiter', the reverse of the other inscribed 'The waiters purchased by John Wray at the Sale of the Plate of the Corporation of Hull, in memory of the many members of his Family who during a period of more than a century had at different times served the Office of Mayor, Recorder and Sheriff', diameters 15.9cm and 16.1cm, approx. weight 15oz. (2)

Provenance: The Michael Baggott Collection.