A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SALVER, DUBLIN, 1818, MAKER'S MARK SB OVER IM

A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SALVER
DUBLIN, 1818, MAKER'S MARK SB OVER IM
Shaped circular and on four cast paw feet, with rocaille cast border, chased with flowers and foliage on a matted ground and later engraved with a coat-of-arms and an inscription, marked underneath
20 ¾ in. (52.5 cm.) diam.
130 oz. (4,044 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Presented by the Inhabitants of the County Monaghan to their late Assistant Barrister William Mayne Esq. 1829'.

The arms are those of Mayne for William Mayne (b.1757), son of Charles Mayne (1727–1777) of Freame Mount, co. Cavan. His elder brother Edward (1756-1829) also entered the law and was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Ireland and afterwards Judge of The Court of the King's Bench.