Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019

Lot 339

A pair of George III Irish silver waiters

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £550

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Description

A pair of George III Irish silver waiters,

by John Laughlin, Dublin circa 1770,

circular form, foliate and beaded borders, the centres with an armorial shield within foliate mantling, on three hoof feet, the reverse of the waiter engraved with a horse, the undersides with scratch weight 'Pr. 26-6', diameter 20.3cm, approx. weight 25.1oz. (2)

The armorial is that of McClintock or Norham impaling another.