A George II silver sugar caster

A George II silver sugar caster,

by Paul de Lamerie, London 1738,

circular bellied form, the pierced pull-off cover with a knop finial, on a raised circular foot, engraved with an armorial, height 15.8cm, approx. weight 6.2oz.

Provenance: Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu, Bonhams, New Bond Street, 2 July 2008, lot 304.

The arms are those of a spinster surnamed Arnold of Gloucestershire.

This caster has been submitted to the Antique Committee at Goldsmiths Hall in 2017, Case No. 9168, and was found to be hallmarked in accordance with the Hallmarking Act of 1973.