One of the 18th century's most renowned silversmiths in Ireland was Carden Terry of Cork and this pair of George III oval sauceboats dated circa 1780 came from his workshop.
Their elaborate foliate repoussΘ decoration above three shell-capped web feet shows once more that in this country the rococo style survived long after it had fallen out of favour elsewhere in these islands.
Expected to make up to £7,000, the pair are just one lot in a wealth of silverware which opens next Wednesday's auction of furniture, paintings and decorative arts at the James Adam salerooms in Dublin. Among the other pieces of Irish origin are a George III circular dish ring made in Dublin by Matthew West in 1791 (£5,000 to £7,000) and a George III circular salver made by Richard Williams of Dublin in 1770 (£250 to £350).
Further Irish highlights include an early Victorian mahogany rectangular serving table (£4,000 to £6,000), a pair of George IV mahogany hall tables (£2,000 to £4,000) and a George IV mahogany dining table (£3,000 to £5,000). The auction begins at 11.30 a.m.
