An Irish Silver Two-Handled Cup and Cover and Large Sauce Boat, Matthew West, Dublin, 1792 and 1769

Property of an Ohio Collector

An Irish Silver Two-Handled Cup and Cover and Large Sauce Boat, Matthew West, Dublin, 1792 and 1769
the first of slender inverted pear form with leaf-capped double scroll handles, bud finial, and tall foot, the body fully marked near rim, cover apparently unmarked, possibly later, engraved underneath foot with scratch weight 46=10 and No. 50; the second with punched beaded rim and lion mask and paw feet, fully marked on base, both later chased with rococo ornament

57 oz 10 dwt
1788 g
height of cup 13 1/2 in.; length of sauce boat 8 3/4 in.
34.4 cm; 22.3 cm

Condition Report:
As noted re. later chasing and later cover. The cup with engraving removed from cartouches. The sauce boat with one repair at rim and probably behind upper handle terminal.