The arms are those of George, 9th Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, born in 1752, who succeeded hus uncle in 1769. He served as a volunteer in the British forces in America in 1776 and became Major in the 87th Regiment of Foot in 1779 and Lieutenant in 1780. He was Lord of the Bedchamber 1777 until 1812 and Lord Lieutenant of Rutland from 1779 until his death. In 1789 he served as second to Lieutenant Charles Lennox, later 4th Duke of Richmond (see lots 315 and 316 in the various owners catalogue) in his famous duel with the Duke of York on Wimbledon Common. Thomas Raikes in his Journal calls him "a nobleman of the old school, and a high-bred gentleman in his manners to all; in his youth he was an expert cricketer and always retained a great partiality for that game" (vol. III, p. 51). H.S. Altham and E.W. Swanton, in their History of Cricket [1948], remarked that "there have been few keener cricketers; a zealous patron of the Hambledon, White Conduit, and Marylebone Clubs in turn ... his name is constantly found in the big matches." He and Charles Lennox were the principal founders of the M.C.C. He died unmarried in 1826 and although he left no legitimate issue, his son by his mistress, a Mrs. Thomson, succeeded to most of his estates.

An identical tureen from the same service was sold in these Rooms, October 25, 1988, lot 309.