Octagonal with circular wells and gadrooned rims, the borders engraved with a coat-of-arms beneath a viscount's coronet, marked on undersides
11¹⁄₄ in. (28.6 cm.) diameter
156 oz. 18 dwt. (4,880 gr.)
The arms are those of Hamilton impaling Bentinck for James Hamilton, 1st Baron Clanboye, co. Down, 1st Viscount of the City of Limerick, and later 1st Earl of Clanbrassil (1694-1758), and his wife Lady Harriet Bentinck (1705-1792), daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland.

James Hamilton, 1st Baron Clanboye, co. Down, 1st Viscount of the City of Limerick, and 1st Earl of Clanbrassil (1694-1758), and his wife Lady Harriet Bentinck (1705-1792).
R.D. Vivian, Esq.; Sotheby's, London, 19 October 1961, lot 129.
A New York Collector; Christie's, New York, 16 October 1985, lot 326 (en suite with lots 321-327).
Acquired from S.J. Shrubsole, New York, 11 December 1985.

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The present second course dishes, part of a larger service, were likely commissioned by James Hamilton (1694-1758), on the occasion of his marriage to Lady Harriet Bentinck (1705-1792) on 15 October 1728. After serving as M.P. for Dundalk 1715-1719, Hamilton was created Baron Clanboye and Viscount of the City of Limerick. As these titles were in the Irish Peerage, Hamilton was able to go on to serve as M.P. for Wendover 1735-1741, Tavistock 1742-1747, and Morpeth 1747-1754. In 1756, Hamilton was also created Earl of Clanbrassil, a title he passed down to his only son James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil (1730-1798).