Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023

Lot 1763

A George III silver tea urn,

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1764

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Description

A George III silver tea urn,
by Francis Butty and Nicholas Dumee, London 1769,
vase form, the pull-off handle with a flame finial, flying bifurcated scroll handles, gadroon borders with shell motifs, engraved with an armorial within foliate mantling, the tap with a wooden handle, bayonet fitting circular foot, which removes to fit the hot heating rod, height 50.5cm, approx. weight 96oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.