The Arthur Holder Collection of Silver & Vertu (Part 1) - 25th October 2016
Lot 194
λA George III presentation silver tea urn
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1300
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Description
λA George III presentation silver tea urn,
by Wakelin and Taylor, London 1783,
urn form, scroll handles, beaded borders, fluted tap with a stained ivory handle, the front with an armorial, the raised pull-off cover with a cone finial, on a raised square base, the front inscribed 'The Gift of the Right Honourable Robert Lord Visct. Arundell Gallway', height 36.5cm, approx. weight 41.5oz.
The arms are those of Bower, originally of Bridlington, Yorkshire, with Seymour in pretence.