A George II silver salver, Paul de Lamerie, London, 1740

pie crust border, the centre engraved with the crest surrounded by a rococo cartouche, the underside engraved with a later presentation inscription and scratch weight '48 = 0' 

Probably Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk (1720-1786)
The Hon. Richard Strutt, 1922
Christie's, London, 1 July 1970, lot 62
Private European Collection

The salver has hardly lost any weight since its original scratchweight is 48oz. Good and clear hallmarks; some minor surface scratches commensurate with age; general condition very good.
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The crest of that of Howard, Dukes of Norfolk.

The inscription reads: ' Presented to The Hon^ble. Richard Strutt by his many friends at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Wilton Road, S.W., in token of their affection and gratitude for forty years of devoted service. 27. Oct: MDCCCCXXII.'

The Hon. Richard Strutt was born in 1848, the third son of John James Strutt, 2^nd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place, by Clara Elizabeth La Touche, daughter of Captain Richard Vicars of Langford Grove, near Maldon. He was educated at Winchester and Magdalen College, Oxford, before joining an American bank in London. By 1881 he was a member of the London Stock Exchange. In private life, Strutt was a musician, composing a number of hymns and was for many years choirmaster at the church of St. John's the Evangelist, Wilton Road, Pimlico. He was a Fellow of the Philharmonic Society, an honorary member of the London Society of Organists and a Council member of the Gregorian Association. Strutt, who was also a Fellow of the Horticultural and Zoological Societies, died at Bath in 1927. (The Times, London, Tuesday, 18 October 1927, p. 21c; The Musical Times, London, 1 November 1927, p. 1039)