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The arms are those of Chaplin.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER CASTERS
MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN GODFREY, LONDON, 1739
Each of baluster form on spreading base cast and chased with foliate scroll and rocaille, the lower body chased with vertical acanthus scrolls and alternating palmettes on a matted ground, chased above with rocaille and foliage, the high domed covers applied with vertical flutes, one pierced with foliate scroll and one blind, with feather-clad ball finials, the sides engraved with a coat-of-arms within a foliate scroll and rocaille cartouche, marked under bases and on covers--6 7/8in.(17.5cm.) high
(24oz., 771gr.) (2)
MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN GODFREY, LONDON, 1739
Each of baluster form on spreading base cast and chased with foliate scroll and rocaille, the lower body chased with vertical acanthus scrolls and alternating palmettes on a matted ground, chased above with rocaille and foliage, the high domed covers applied with vertical flutes, one pierced with foliate scroll and one blind, with feather-clad ball finials, the sides engraved with a coat-of-arms within a foliate scroll and rocaille cartouche, marked under bases and on covers--6 7/8in.(17.5cm.) high
(24oz., 771gr.) (2)