Lot 306
A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III IRISH WAITERS
of shaped circular outline with a decorative, gadroon & shell border and three hoof feet, engraved in the centres with a coat of arms* within a decorative floral scroll cartouche, by William Townsend, Dublin c.1765 (no date letters); 6.5" (16.7 cms); 16.5 oz (2)
*The Arms appear to be "Courtenay" or "Courtney" and are a simplified form of those born by the Earls of Devon, who use a plume of feathers as the main crest"
