MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN SCOFIELD, LONDON, 1788
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER TEA URN**
Maker's mark of John Scofield, London, 1788
Urn-form, on a square base with four scroll bracket feet, the lower body with a fluted spigot with ivory anthemion handle, the two upswept reeded handles with foliate joins, with reeded borders, the high-domed cover surmounted by an acorn finial, one side of body engraved with a coat-of-arms within tied foliage, one side of cover engraved with a crest, marked on base, cover bezel, fire-box cylinder and flange
22in. (56cm.) high; gross weight 97oz. (3019gr.)
Scofield, John
Maker's mark of John Scofield, London, 1788
Urn-form, on a square base with four scroll bracket feet, the lower body with a fluted spigot with ivory anthemion handle, the two upswept reeded handles with foliate joins, with reeded borders, the high-domed cover surmounted by an acorn finial, one side of body engraved with a coat-of-arms within tied foliage, one side of cover engraved with a crest, marked on base, cover bezel, fire-box cylinder and flange
22in. (56cm.) high; gross weight 97oz. (3019gr.)
Scofield, John
Provenance
J.E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia