Dublin, circa 1740, helmet form, scroll, shell, and floral decoration, three legged with lion mask and paw feet, one cartouche with heraldic device under viscount's coronet, marks for John Hamilton, .925 fine, 4-1/4 x 6-1/4 x 3-1/4 in.
Provenance: Chiswick Auctions, February 2018, lot 328; Michael Sedler Antiques, March 2018 (accompanied by copy of receipt); The Jerold Krouse Collection
Note: William Crofton The crest is that of Viscount Anton (created 1806); in 1831 the 2nd Viscount was made the 1st Earl of Litchfield.
There is a near identical example by Hamilton in the National Museum of Ireland, see Ida Delamer, 500 Years of Irish Silver, An Exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland, p. 147 (24B.12).
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Chiswick Auctions, February 2018, lot 328; Michael Sedler Antiques, March 2018 (accompanied by copy of receipt); The Jerold Krouse Collection
good condition, maker's mark on base and overstruck other marks
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