A pair of George III silver salt baskets,

A pair of George III silver salt baskets,
by Thomas & Joseph Guest & Joseph Craddock, London 1808,
trefoil form, with three scroll handles bound with straps, with baluster finials, on a reeded trefoil foot, engraved with a crest below a coronet, length 10cm, approx. weight 11.7oz. (2)

The crest is that of The Earls of Leitrim: Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim (1768-1854), acceded to titles and estates in 1804. MP in Ireland and Westminster. Knight of St. Patrick and Privy Councillor in Ireland 1834.

Provenance: A Private Collection.