A fine and large Edward VII sterling silver sugar castor, 1909 London, with maker's mark for William Comyns & Sons the heavy gauge carinate body of exceptional size, decorated in the style of Paul de Lamerie with pierced fret paneling, engraved cut card and foliate designs and applied cherub wing masks, the pierced domed cover with foliate, shell and floral motifs, raised upon a domed circular foot with shell and cross hatch panel design, marked twice and engraved to the underside 'Carl Hiess, Wein, Graben'. W:795g, height 27 cm