A set of four George II silver shaped oval salts by David Hennell I, London 1738, the everted rims with chased foliate, shell and scroll borders, engraved with a crest beneath and on four foliate pad feet, 13cm (5in) long, 863g (27.75 oz) The crest belongs to Richard WINFIELD (1697-1751), 1st Viscount Powerscourt of Powerscourt, co. Wicklow, created in 1744 for the third occasion, of the Irish Peerage. Richard WINGFIELD was the son of Edward WINGFIELD, an Irish politician, by his wife Eleanor GORE, daughter of Sir Arthur GORE, 1st Baronet. In 1727 he married Dorothy Beresford ROWLEY. He was succeeded by two of his sons from the marriage: Edward WINGFIELD (1729-1764), 2nd Viscount and Richard WINGFIELD (1730-1788), 3rd Viscount. Richard WINGFIELD was responsible for commissioning the German architect, Richard Cassels, to carry out extensive remodelling work on Powerscourt House between 1731 and 1741. Powerscourt House remains the seat of the family .