MAKER'S MARK OF THOMAS WHIPHAM AND CHARLES WRIGHT, LONDON, 1767
Details
A George III silver tea urn
Maker's mark of Thomas Whipham and Charles Wright, London, 1767
Inverted pear-shaped and on detachable square plinth on four claw-and-ball feet, the plinth with openwork sides and gadrooned borders, the urn with beaded scroll handles, acanthus leaf-capped spout with ivory tap and detachable rising cover with bud finial, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms, the stand with a crest, marked on rim of urn and cover
20in. (50cm.) high
gross 790ozs. (2,464gr.)
Maker's mark of Thomas Whipham and Charles Wright, London, 1767
Inverted pear-shaped and on detachable square plinth on four claw-and-ball feet, the plinth with openwork sides and gadrooned borders, the urn with beaded scroll handles, acanthus leaf-capped spout with ivory tap and detachable rising cover with bud finial, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms, the stand with a crest, marked on rim of urn and cover
20in. (50cm.) high
gross 790ozs. (2,464gr.)
Provenance
Richard Wood Esq. (1712-1797) and thence by descent