1763 ENGLISH STERLING SILVER & CUT GLASS CASTOR SET

Presented is a fine quality 18th century English sterling silver castor set made by John Delmester of London. The sterling silver base is raised up on four shell form legs. The five glass bottles are all cut with similar if not identical geometric designs, but they are probably not all original because they have different lids. One lid is engraved with a crest of crown surmounted with a bird with a branch in its mouth. The two largest bottles have crests of an eagle on the lid. The other two bottles are not monogrammed or engraved. The sterling silver stand has a cartouche at the front engraved with a crest of two snakes intertwined with a hand grabbing both snakes near the head. The handle at the center of the stand can unscrew. The base is hallmarked with the lion passant for sterling silver, the leopard’s head crowned for London, the date letter ‘H’ for 1763, and a maker’s mark of ID for John Delmester. The handle is also marked with the lion passant and the maker’s mark. The condit