A fine neoclassical George III sterling silver sugar basin with armorial, for the Dowie family, 1797 Edinburgh, with maker's marks for Graham & McLean, boat shaped with threaded rims and a swing handle, gadroons to the lower, register above an oval pedestal foot, engraved with a dove volant bearing an olive branch in its beak and the motto, 'I wait my time', hallmarked, underside, silver weight 289gr, height 13 cm, length 15 cm, width 10 cm