Lot Essay
The arms are those of Scott as borne by Hepburn-Scott of Harden, Roxburghshire.
MAKER'S MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG, LONDON, 1770
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A GEORGE III SILVER TEA URN**
Maker's mark of Andrew Fogelberg, London, 1770
On a square base, resting on four ball feet, with greek-key border, the urn resting on a spreading circular foot chased with a band of palmettes, the body vase-shaped with two upswept handles rising from ram-head joins, the removable cover surmounted by a pine-cone finial, the spout realistically formed as a serpent entwined around the foot of the urn with an ivory spigot, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within a foliate cartouche, the cover engraved with a crest and motto, marked under base, on body, cover, and finial
20¾in. (52.7cm.); gross weight 121oz. (3777gr.)
Maker's mark of Andrew Fogelberg, London, 1770
On a square base, resting on four ball feet, with greek-key border, the urn resting on a spreading circular foot chased with a band of palmettes, the body vase-shaped with two upswept handles rising from ram-head joins, the removable cover surmounted by a pine-cone finial, the spout realistically formed as a serpent entwined around the foot of the urn with an ivory spigot, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within a foliate cartouche, the cover engraved with a crest and motto, marked under base, on body, cover, and finial
20¾in. (52.7cm.); gross weight 121oz. (3777gr.)
Provenance
Estate of Helen Porter Pryibil, Glen Cove, Long Island, Parke Bernet, New York, November 20-21, 1969, lot 490.