GEORGE I / II ENGLISH STERLING SILVER MINIATURE PLATES WITH STAND, SET OF 11 PIECES, comprising a set of ten round plates, and a rotating stand with four supporting rods at top, raised on a three curved legs. Each with a maker's mark of "AC" probably for Augustine Courtauld of London and a lion passant hallmark for sterling fineness. Total weight: 1.390 ozt. First half 18th century. Plates 1 1/4" D; stand 3 3/8" HOA.
Literature: Jackson -
English Goldsmiths and Their Marks, p. 179, ninth mark from top.
Provenance: From a Charlottesville, VA estate.
Condition
Good to very good overall condition with some wear and surface scratches, other imperfections including slight bending, nicks, minor to moderate denting, and/or one or a few possible repairs; stand with some spots of moderate bending.