Crested Sterling Silver Waiter, Richard Rugg I Dated 1772

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Georgian sterling silver footed waiter (small salver), English hallmarks for London 1772. Made by Richard Rugg I and finely crested.  The pierced border is decorated with the profiles of a Roman warrior, alternating with Grecian urns in between looped garlands.  The waiter is raised on three bracket feet.

The engraved heraldic crest states in Latin:

NEC TEMERE NEC TIMIDE

which translates to “Neither rashly nor timidly”.  The motto has been used by a few different families from Great Britain, including Bent, Buckley and Sherbourne, as well as the Royal Danish Naval Academy and the city of Gdańsk, Poland.

8 1/2” (21.6cm) diameter.

452.3 grams.