A GEORGE I SILVER TEAPOT

BRITANNIA STANDARD, MAKER'S MARK OF ANTHONY NELME, LONDON, 1722

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A GEORGE I SILVER TEAPOT
Britannia standard, maker's mark of Anthony Nelme, London, 1722
Globular, on molded circular foot, the body engraved on one side with a coat-of-arms in a baroque cartouche, the shoulder engraved with a band of flowerheads, scrolling acanthus and mask, with straight spout and wood scroll handle, the hinged cover surmounted by a baluster wood finial, marked under base and cover, with scratchweight 14=0=0
4in. (12cm.) high; gross weight 14oz. (437gr.)

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The arms are those of Gerard, Gerbridge, Germyn or Tremaine