A REGENCY SILVER HOT WATER URN
A REGENCY SILVER HOT WATER URN

MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM BURWASH, LONDON, 1817

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A REGENCY SILVER HOT WATER URN
Maker's mark of William Burwash, London, 1817
Circular, on a rectangular base with lion's-paw and foliate feet supporting an oil lamp, the part-fluted body with gadroon and shell shoulder on four reeded lion's-paw feet, the two leaf-capped handles with foliate joins, the part-fluted domed cover surmounted by a foliate and fruit calyx, each side engraved with a coat-of-arms above motto, the shoulder with a helm below two crests, marked on body, cover, calyx and spigot, the spigot also struck PATENT
17in. (43.3cm.) high; 170oz. (5300gr.)