A George II silver coffee pot

A George II silver coffee pot,

by Richard Guerney and Co, London, date letter worn, the cover unmarked,

tapering circular baluster form, wooden scroll handle, leaf capped spout, domed cover, knop finial, chased decoration, and later engraved with the arms of Nathaniel Booth, 4th Baron Delamere of Dunham Massey, on a circular foot, height 21cm, approx. weight 25oz.

Provenance: purchased from the Langham Family Collections Sale, Slane Castle, Co. Meath, Hamilton, Osborne, King, 27 September 2004.

Lady May Langham, only surviving child of the 2nd Langham Baronet married the Earl of Warrington. This family died out in the male line and some of the Dunham Massey silver came to the Langham family in the 18th century.