A set of four George I or II Irish silver cauldron salt cellars by John Hamilton, Dublin, maker's marks only, first half 18th century, plain, each on three paw feet, scratch weights beneath, engraved with a crest beneath a coronet, 8.3cm (3 1/4in) diameter; and four later fiddle pattern salt spoons, 618g (19.85 oz), with blue glass liners The crest for NUGENT, earls of Westmeath. Hamilton entered this mark in 1720 and has been recorded up to 1747.