A pair of mid 18th century cast silver candlesticks

A pair of mid 18th century cast silver candlesticks, maker's mark only, J.W, probably that of James Warren of Dublin, circa 1755, caryatid form, the elongated drip pans with three masks wearing hats and scroll decoration, urn shaped capitals, on a shaped triangular scroll base with masks, shells and foliate decoration, crested, height 28.9cm, approx. weight 50oz ** Provenance: Bonhams, Knightsbridge, Fine Silver Sale, 11th March 1997, lot 269. The three crests are probably unrelated and sequential. The shield is possibly an unidentified Irish shield of arms of the first owner. The cherub's face and wings are the crest of the Irish families Caloner, Gayer, Fannon, Porter and also recorder for Auld, Courtney, Scot, Waller and Wood. The third crest is unidentified.