A George II Irish silver coffee pot, by Charles Leslie, Dublin circa 1740, tapering circular form, chased foliate shell and strap-work border, leaf capped faceted tapering spout with chased decoration, flat chased cover with an urn finial, wooden scroll handle, on a circular foot, engraved with an armorial within foliate scroll mantling, the reverse with a crest, the underside with a scratch weight '33:17', height 22cm, approx. weight 34oz. The crest is that of Hansard of Lifford, Co. Donegal impaling Eccles, Maddison, Marley or Morris. Provenance: A Private Collection. , Knightsbridge, Fine Silver, 19 November 1991, Lot 306, Front cover illustration.