A matched set of four George II Irish cast silver candlesticks

A matched set of four George II Irish cast silver candlesticks, two by Edward Raper, two by Isaac D'Olier, Dublin circa 1750, on raised shaped hexafoil bases with cast and chased high relief of roses, scrolls and rocaille, also with three asymmetrical cartouches, engraved with two crests, the baluster stems with foliate scroll decoration and deep detachable drip pans, two with scratch weights to foot 44=1, height 31.5cm, approx. weight 190oz. (4) Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Fine Silver, 11 March 1993, lot 206. His Grace The Duke of Leinster. The crest of an arm holding a scroll of paper is probably that of Smith of London. the second crest is that of Fitzgerald below a ducal coronet for James, 1st Duke of Leinster (1722-1773) who suceeded his father as 20th Earl Kildare in 1744. He married Lady Emily Lennox, second daughter of Charles, Duke of Richmond on 7 February, 1747.