Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th January 2022 - 26th January 2022

Lot 553

λA small George III silver-gilt teapot

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £3000

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Description

Please note: the cover is 1808 not 1806.

λA small George III silver-gilt teapot, possibly for saffron,

by John Emes, London 1806, the cover 1808

circular form, chased foliate and shell band on a matted background, bifurcated double snake scroll handle, the pull-off cover with an ivory knop finial, on a circular foot, engraved with a crest, length 16.5cm, approx. weight 11.2oz.

The crest is that of Geddes, Ged, and Fodon.