A FINE GEORGE I SILVER TEAPOT
A FINE GEORGE I SILVER TEAPOT

MAKER'S MARK OF GABRIEL SLEATH, LONDON 1719

Details
A FINE GEORGE I SILVER TEAPOT
Maker's Mark of Gabriel Sleath, London 1719
Octagonal, on conforming molded foot, the straight spout also octagonally faceted, the flat cover with octagonal knop finial, the handle sockets also faceted with a wood scroll handle, the side engraved with a coat-of-arms within foliate cartouche, marked under base and on cover
4 in. (12.07 cm.) high, 8 in. (21.6 cm.) long; gross weight 13 oz. 10 dwt. (426 gr.)
Sleath, Gabriel
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, May 18, 1967, lot 80

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Marsham