A set of six George III silver plates

A set of six George III silver plates, WB, London 1821, with shaped borders and gadrooned rims, bearing the crest of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale K.G, 24.5cm diameter approximately 3338g

Sir William Lowther (1757-1844), the 1st Earl of Lonsdale and 2nd Baronet of Little Preston and Swillington in the County of Yorkshire. He was appointed a Knight of the Garter and created Earl of Lowther in 1807, after which he undertook the redesign and building of Lowther castle with the architect Robert Smirke. Lowther's vast wealth enabled his patronage of the arts and he also enjoyed fox hunting, serving as Master of the Cottesmore Hunt from 1788-1802 and 1806-1842.