Lot 404
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A FINE GEORGE III SILVER TEAPOT
A FINE GEORGE III SILVER TEAPOT

MAKER'S MARK OF THOMAS WHIPHAM AND CHARLES WRIGHT, LONDON, 1766

Details
A FINE GEORGE III SILVER TEAPOT
Maker's mark of Thomas Whipham and Charles Wright, London, 1766
Inverted pear-shaped, on spreading circular base, the shoulders repouss and chased with C-scrolls and flowers, with reeded foliage-capped scroll spout and wood handle, the domed cover surmounted by an acorn finial, one side engraved with initial S, marked under base and cover
7in. (17.8cm.) high; gross weight 25oz. (787gr.)
Provenance
Thomas Lumley Ltd., London, 1981
The Truly Magnificent Collection of ... Silver, Silver-Gilt, and Gold Plate, of His Late Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex, K.G.,
Christie's, London, June 22, 1843, lot 124, described as "a pear-shaped teapot, the top chased with flowers 28oz" 20/6 pounds to Sir R. Hunter.

Lot Essay

The monogram and coronet are for H.R.H. Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, sixth son of George III. The Duke of Sussex, like his brothers George IV and the Duke of York, was an important collector of silver in the early 19th century.