A George IV silver teapot,

A George IV silver teapot,
by Benjamin Smith, London 1824,
circular cape form, part-fluted decoration, foliate and shell gadroon border, bifurcated snake scroll handle, the later Victorian finial modelled as a crest, the body also engraved with the same crest, on a raised circular foot, length handle to spout 28cm, approx. weight 29.5oz.