A GEORGE IV FOUR-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE-SERVICE, maker's mark probably William Hunter II, London, 1826, with Dutch import marks, comprising teapot, coffee-pot, two-handled sugar-bowl and cream-jug, each circular bombe, part concave fluted, on shaped circular foot, the foot, shoulder and partly domed hinged covers chased and engraved with flowering foliage, the applied everted rim also with wolf's mask at intervals and grapevine, all on a matted ground , the covers surmounted by elaborate cast flower finial, the spouts with conforming decoration, and acanthus leaf capped scroll handles--the coffee-pot 9¼in. ( 23.4cm.) high, gross weight 87.5oz.

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A GEORGE IV FOUR-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE-SERVICE, maker's mark probably William Hunter II, London, 1826, with Dutch import marks, comprising teapot, coffee-pot, two-handled sugar-bowl and cream-jug, each circular bombe, part concave fluted, on shaped circular foot, the foot, shoulder and partly domed hinged covers chased and engraved with flowering foliage, the applied everted rim also with wolf's mask at intervals and grapevine, all on a matted ground , the covers surmounted by elaborate cast flower finial, the spouts with conforming decoration, and acanthus leaf capped scroll handles--the coffee-pot 9¼in. ( 23.4cm.) high, gross weight 87.5oz.

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