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MARK OF GABRIEL SLEATH, LONDON, 1728
Details
A GEORGE II SILVER TEAPOT
Mark of Gabriel Sleath, London, 1728
Bullet form on a circular foot rim, with wood scroll handle, straight faceted spout, and hinged cover with wood baluster finial, the shoulder later chased with band of strapwork, scales, and scrolls, each side engraved with a rococo cartouche enclosing on one side a coat-of-arms, on the other a crest over monogram, marked under base and cover, also with scratchweight 15=1 and block monogram C over WM
8in. (20.3cm.) long over handle; gross weight 15oz. (476gr.)
Mark of Gabriel Sleath, London, 1728
Bullet form on a circular foot rim, with wood scroll handle, straight faceted spout, and hinged cover with wood baluster finial, the shoulder later chased with band of strapwork, scales, and scrolls, each side engraved with a rococo cartouche enclosing on one side a coat-of-arms, on the other a crest over monogram, marked under base and cover, also with scratchweight 15=1 and block monogram C over WM
8in. (20.3cm.) long over handle; gross weight 15oz. (476gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 11 July 1985, lot 321.