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The arms are those of Buchanan
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A GEORGE III SILVER TEA URN
MARK OF CHARLES WRIGHT, LONDON, 1768
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER TEA URN
MARK OF CHARLES WRIGHT, LONDON, 1768
Vase form on four scroll and foliate feet, the body and base repoussé and chased with spiral fluting and beading, the handles modeled as branches, the spout modeled as a dolphin, the cover with cone finial, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within a cartouche, marked on body bezel
20½ in. (52.1 cm.) high; 98 oz. 15 dwt (3,072 gr.) gross weight
MARK OF CHARLES WRIGHT, LONDON, 1768
Vase form on four scroll and foliate feet, the body and base repoussé and chased with spiral fluting and beading, the handles modeled as branches, the spout modeled as a dolphin, the cover with cone finial, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within a cartouche, marked on body bezel
20½ in. (52.1 cm.) high; 98 oz. 15 dwt (3,072 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
Colonel C.J. Fergusson Buchanan of Auchentorlie, Bowling, Dumbartonshire, sold
Christie's, London, 17 June 1936, lot 74
Christie's, London, 17 June 1936, lot 74
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