

My questions are, who's the maker? There are several "WC" maker's marks but I find none with this particular cartouche shape. The year is 1892 yes? How desirable an item is this?, as collectible silver goes? It weighs 74.5 troy ounces.
A few more pix:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/19089828@N00/sets/72157644675631544/show/