A George II silver bowl. Edinburgh 1757, makers Lothian & Robertson, Assay Master Hugh Gordon, of

A George II silver bowl. Edinburgh 1757, makers Lothian & Robertson, Assay Master Hugh Gordon, of circular form with shaped and engraved border above an ovoid moulded girdle and engraved crest, set on a circular stepped foot, weight 9oz 5in (13cm) diameter, 3.5in (9cm) high. * Although assayed in Edinburgh the crest and coronet are those of an English Earl - The Earl of Ashburnham. In 1730 John, Baron Ashburnham, a favourite courtier of Frederick, Prince of Wales, was elevated to the title Earl of Ashburnham.. After six years he was succeeded in this title by his son, also John born in 1724. John, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham, received the royal appointments of Keeper of St James's and Hyde Park in 1753 and in 1775 that of First Lord of the Bedchamber to George II.