A Pair of Early 18th Century Silver-Gilt Covered Jars, Pierre Platel, London, circa 1710

of urn form, the lower bodies applied with strapwork, shells and foliate pendants, the necks chased with flutes alternating with roundels and husks, the domed covers chased to match, all on matted ground, bold gadrooned borders and stylized bud finials, the bases engraved with arms, each marked twice on base, once on one cover and three t.mes s on the other with maker's mark only, the bases with pricked scratch weights 13~4

probably re-gilt, otherwise crisp
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The arms are those of Thynne accollé with Bentinck for Thomas, Viscount Weymouth, later 1st Marquess of Bath, K.G. and his wife Lady Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck, eldest daughter of William, 2nd Duke of Portland, whom he married in 1759. 

A quantitity of silver by Pierre Platel, including most of a toilet service of 1701-2, was supplied to the Bentinck familiy, Dukes of Portland (see E. Alfred Jones, Catalogue of Plate Belonging to the Duke of Portland, K.G., G.C.V.O. at Welbeck Abbey). It is possible that the present jars were supplied for the marriage by the bride's family. 

A pair of silver-gilt covered bowls with comparable strapwork by Platel from the Donald S. Morrison collects ion were sold Replica Shoes 's, New York, 6 June 1980, lot 49.