A GEORGE III SCOTTISH PLAIN OVAL PUNCH POT, with curved spout, hinged domed cover and partly wicker-covered swing handle, engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest each within bright-cut oval cartouche, Edinburgh, 1789, maker's mark lacking, the cover unmarked

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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH PLAIN OVAL PUNCH POT, with curved spout, hinged domed cover and partly wicker-covered swing handle, engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest each within bright-cut oval cartouche, Edinburgh, 1789, maker's mark lacking, the cover unmarked
11¼in. (28.5cm.) high
(gross 52ozs.)

The arms are those of Stuart of Castlemilk, Dumfries, Scotland

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Punch pots or punch kettles, similar in shape to an outsized teapot were used for brewing and serving hot punch, particularly during the second half of the 18th century. Normally they are made of eathernware or creamware; silver examples are particularly rare

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