A George III silver-gilt teapot

A George III silver-gilt teapot, by Daniel Pontifex, London 1796, panelled oval form, engraved with bright-cut borders and cartouches, scroll handle, raised hinged cover with a crown finial, the body engraved with a coat of arms, length 28cm, approx. weight 19oz. ** The arms are those of Smith quartering Curtis, impaling Marriott quartering Pearson for the marriage on the 13th May 1797 of Sir John Wildbore Smith, 2nd Bt. of Sydling St. Nicholas, Dorset to Elizabeth Anne, daughter of the Reverend James Mariott.