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Excerpt from A Catalogue of Gold and Silver Plate, the Property of His Grace the Duke of Portland: With Pen and Ink Sketches of the Arms, Crests, and Mottoes, and Full Description, and Date of Each Piece Time those who had not inherited ancient plate, or had not acquired it by purchase, began to search for it, and the desire to possess rare pieces has become so pronounced that it is now difficult to meet with genuine specimens even at high prices. The collection of plate at Welbeck Abbey as described in this Catalogue is highly interesting, and many pieces are unique; it would be out of place in this brief preface to mention special articles, as nearly all the collee tion has been found worthy of careful examination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.