A George III silver epergne on a mirror plateau

A George III silver epergne on a mirror plateau, by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham 1810, tapering circular form, with a central bowl support with trailing grapevines, and lion mask capped tapering fluted legs with acanthus leaf decoration, terminating in paw feet, with a shaped base with a cone finial and from which appear four scroll arms each with a pierced foliate bowl support, gadroon border, with a central cut glass bowl and four smaller cut glass bowls, the mirror plateau of rounded rectangular form, gadroon border on four hoof feet. The mirror plateau and the interior are discretely engraved with three inscriptions, 'This slight but sincere testimonial of indelible gratitude to William Adam Esq is presented to his dearly beloved daughter Mrs Clementina Adam Thompson 1812' , 'All speculation respecting the donor will be forever fruitless, the tribute is paid alone to the sentiment' and 'Who builds a church to god and not to fame, never inscribes the marble with his name', in a fitted wooden case, height including bowl 32.5cm, width arm to arm 60cm, morror plateau 66cm x 41cm, approx. weighable 96oz