A George II inverted pear-shaped teapot on a spreading circular foot and with a foliate and flute-chased leaf-capped rising curved spout, polished wood double scroll handle and domed hinged cover with pine cone finial, the body chased with a frieze of rococo flowers, foliage and scale work extending onto the cover, Thomas Whipham, London 1749 - 6in., 20.50oz. gross.