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MARK OF JOHN SWIFT, LONDON, 1738
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A George II silver teapot
Mark of John Swift, London, 1738
Bullet-shaped, on circular foot, with foliage-capped part-wood scroll handle and foliage-wrapped scroll spout with waved terminal, the flat cover with part-wood baluster finial, the body engraved with a band of scrolls and diaperwork on a partly reeded ground, the side engraved with a lozenge-of-arms within diaperwork and foliate scrolls, marked under base, the maker's mark struck twice, and on cover
4¾in. (12cm.) high
14oz. (464gr.)
Mark of John Swift, London, 1738
Bullet-shaped, on circular foot, with foliage-capped part-wood scroll handle and foliage-wrapped scroll spout with waved terminal, the flat cover with part-wood baluster finial, the body engraved with a band of scrolls and diaperwork on a partly reeded ground, the side engraved with a lozenge-of-arms within diaperwork and foliate scrolls, marked under base, the maker's mark struck twice, and on cover
4¾in. (12cm.) high
14oz. (464gr.)
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