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The arms appear to be those of Creagh.
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A GEORGE III SILVER EPERGNE
LONDON, 1791, MAKER'S MARK OF HENRY CHAWNER
On four openwork fluted acanthus scroll feet headed by a flowerhead, the shaped octagonal apron bright-cut engraved with a band of stylized flowers and scrolls above openwork drapery swags, the four removable foliate scroll side branches issuing from an octagonal central standard with urn finial and supporting removable boat-shaped baskets, each with similar pierced flower and scroll border enclosing a cartouche engraved with a crest, the larger similar central basket above four scroll supports, with two sweeping side handles and engraved with a coat-of-arms, fully marked--21 1/4in. (54cm.) overall length
(78 oz. 10 dwt.)
LONDON, 1791, MAKER'S MARK OF HENRY CHAWNER
On four openwork fluted acanthus scroll feet headed by a flowerhead, the shaped octagonal apron bright-cut engraved with a band of stylized flowers and scrolls above openwork drapery swags, the four removable foliate scroll side branches issuing from an octagonal central standard with urn finial and supporting removable boat-shaped baskets, each with similar pierced flower and scroll border enclosing a cartouche engraved with a crest, the larger similar central basket above four scroll supports, with two sweeping side handles and engraved with a coat-of-arms, fully marked--21 1/4in. (54cm.) overall length
(78 oz. 10 dwt.)