THE TEA URN CIRCA 1800
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AN ENGLISH SILVER-PLATED TEA URN ON STAND AND TEAPOT(*)**
The tea urn circa 1800
The vase form urn with concave fluted corners on square pedestal base on four bun feet, with paneled spout, with ivory handle, with in-let silver panel engraved with crest, enclosed by bright-cut engraved notched surround, with reeded and pendant bellflower rim, with two upswept handles, with paneled domed cover topped by later baluster finial, the interior with detachable covered pig compartment, all on rectangular four-footed stand with gallery rim, the tea urn--20in. (50.8cm.), the stand 7½in. (19.05cm.); the urn form teapot on pedestal base engraved with crest and motto within running acorn surround, angular wood-handle, with hinged partly domed cover--9in. (22.86cm.) high, together with a pair of waisted, part-engraved snuffer stands--10in. (25.4cm.) long (5)
The tea urn circa 1800
The vase form urn with concave fluted corners on square pedestal base on four bun feet, with paneled spout, with ivory handle, with in-let silver panel engraved with crest, enclosed by bright-cut engraved notched surround, with reeded and pendant bellflower rim, with two upswept handles, with paneled domed cover topped by later baluster finial, the interior with detachable covered pig compartment, all on rectangular four-footed stand with gallery rim, the tea urn--20in. (50.8cm.), the stand 7½in. (19.05cm.); the urn form teapot on pedestal base engraved with crest and motto within running acorn surround, angular wood-handle, with hinged partly domed cover--9in. (22.86cm.) high, together with a pair of waisted, part-engraved snuffer stands--10in. (25.4cm.) long (5)